die midwestern

there's nothing left to say

and nothing to do

this house is lonely

now i'm here without you

so i sit and i wait for the sun

the streets are crowded

and the lights are so bright

another cincinnati saturday night

and i hate

what that has become

and i've been thinking that i should go

'cause if i don't leave now

then i'm never gonna leave ohio

lord

and that's a chance that i just can't take

now that i'm getting older

i thought that we would set the city on fire

but if we stick around

we'll surely expire

as our dreams

slip right through our hands

lately

i've been learning more about love

from a precious heart that cares about us

i think she belongs where i stand

and i've been thinking that i should go

but if i don't leave now

then i'm never gonna leave ohio

lord

and that's a chance that i just can't take

now that i'm getting older

and i've been thinking that we should go

'cause if we don't leave now

then we're never gonna leave ohio

lord

and that's a chance that we just can't take

now we're all getting older