Ohio – Damien Jurado – letras

Out from my window across from the cityI have what’s considered a good viewTwo blocks from the subway, three from the fountainWhere I walk to break in new shoesShe stands on the sidewalk just waving at taxisLike horses in parades in passingI ask where she’s headed she tells me, »Ohio, I’ve not seen my mother in agesIt’s been a long time, a real long time. »Out from my window « How far is Ohio? »She laughed and pointed out eastShe said, « I grew up there with my dear motherAnd I haven’t seen her since thirteen.You see, I was taken while she lay sleepingBy my father’s hired manWe moved to city so far from my familyI haven’t been back there since.It’s been a long time, a real long time. »Out from my window please hear me OhioYour daughter wants to come homeShe longs to be with you to hug you to kiss youTo never leave her aloneAnd I’ve gotten know her to live with to love herIt’s hard to see her leaveShe belongs to her mother and the state of OhioI wish she belonged to meSee you sometime, see you sometime