Intro: B A E x 8 Verse 1: B A E I went back to Ohio B A E But my city was gone B A E There was no train station B A E There was no downtown B A E South Howard had disappeared B A E All my favorite places B A E My city had been pulled down B A E Reduced to parking spaces
Chorus: B E Ay, oh, way to go Ohio Guitar Solo: B A E x 4 Verse 2: B A E Well I went back to Ohio B A E But my family was gone B A E I stood on the back porch B A E There was nobody home B A E I was stunned and amazed B A E My childhood memories B A E Slowly swirled past B A E Like the wind through the trees Chorus: B E Ay, oh, way to go Ohio Guitar Solo: B A E x 8 Verse 3: B A E I went back to Ohio B A E But my pretty countryside B A E Had been paved down the middle B A E By a government that had no pride B A E The farms of Ohio B A E Had been replaced by shopping malls B A E And Muzak filled the air B A E From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls Chorus: B E Said, ay, oh, way to go Ohio Guitar Solo Outro: B A E