Ohio - Damien Jurado

Out from my window across from the city

I have what’s considered a good view

Two blocks from the subway, three from the fountain

Where I walk to break in new shoes

She stands on the sidewalk just waving at taxis

Like horses in parades in passing

I ask where she’s headed, she tells me, «Ohio:

I’ve not seen my mother in ages»

«It's been a long time, a real long time

A real long time»

Out from my window «How far is Ohio?»

She laughed and pointed out east

She said, «I grew up there with my dear mother

And I haven’t seen her since thirteen

You see, I was taken while she lay sleeping

By my father’s hired men

We moved to the city so far from our family

I haven’t been back there since»

«It's been a long time, a real long time

A real long time»

Out from my window please hear me, Ohio

Your daughter wants to come home

She longs to be with you, to hug you, to kiss you

To never leave her alone

And I’ve gotten to know her, to live with, to love her

It’s hard to see her leave

She belongs to her mother and the state of Ohio

I wish she belonged to me

See you sometime, see you sometime

See you sometime