It's been a long time, a real 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

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

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

A real long time