All Over Ohio Lyrics

Song	All Over Ohio
Artist	Over the Rhine
Album	Meet Me At The Edge Of The World
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	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they’re thinkin’ ‘bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin’ down the hall
	I’m gonna kiss you all over Ohio
	And the starlings they were flying
	Earlier today
	Doing their maneuvers
	Clouds of feathers on display
	Makes me wanna kneel in prayer but
	I’ve forgotten what to say
	I’ll just name all the birds in Ohio
	Now the reason I am writing
	Is to tell you ‘bout the flood
	Ahh, the river is so beautiful
	But it leaves a load of mud
	All I have now are these dirty songs
	I guess they’re in my blood
	They make me wander so far from Ohio
	(Yeah) It’s a silly undertaking
	To fly halfway ‘round the earth
	With an imaginary womb of songs
	Intent on giving birth
	I gave all that I had to give
	I’m not sure what it’s worth
	Scatter the ashes right here in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love – let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	And the halleujah chorus
	Used to make my Daddy cry
	I still wonder ‘bout the ruckus
	Angels make up there on high
	In the meanwhile there are measures
	We can take to get us by
	Lay me down next to you in Ohio
	But my expectations stand still
	Like beggars at the door
	I’m flat broke from the dues
	I’ve paid them all before
	Gonna let the Cuyahoga
	Wash me up on burning shores
	Shipwrecked with you in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love – let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	I have seen the slow corruption
	Of the best ideas of Christ
	In the pulpits of our nation
	Gospel turned into white lies
	If you preach a subtle hatred -
	The bible as your alibi
	Goddam you right here in Ohio
	But my shameless hallucination:
	He’s still knockin’ at my door
	And I know how this one’s gonna end
	He’s gotten in before
	I’ve run as fast as I can run
	I’ve had to ask, What for?
	He haunts me all over Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love – let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they’re thinkin’ ‘bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin’ down the hall
	I’m gonna kiss you all over Ohio

	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they' re thinkin' ' bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin' down the hall
	I' m gonna kiss you all over Ohio
	And the starlings they were flying
	Earlier today
	Doing their maneuvers
	Clouds of feathers on display
	Makes me wanna kneel in prayer but
	I' ve forgotten what to say
	I' ll just name all the birds in Ohio
	Now the reason I am writing
	Is to tell you ' bout the flood
	Ahh, the river is so beautiful
	But it leaves a load of mud
	All I have now are these dirty songs
	I guess they' re in my blood
	They make me wander so far from Ohio
	Yeah It' s a silly undertaking
	To fly halfway ' round the earth
	With an imaginary womb of songs
	Intent on giving birth
	I gave all that I had to give
	I' m not sure what it' s worth
	Scatter the ashes right here in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	And the halleujah chorus
	Used to make my Daddy cry
	I still wonder ' bout the ruckus
	Angels make up there on high
	In the meanwhile there are measures
	We can take to get us by
	Lay me down next to you in Ohio
	But my expectations stand still
	Like beggars at the door
	I' m flat broke from the dues
	I' ve paid them all before
	Gonna let the Cuyahoga
	Wash me up on burning shores
	Shipwrecked with you in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	I have seen the slow corruption
	Of the best ideas of Christ
	In the pulpits of our nation
	Gospel turned into white lies
	If you preach a subtle hatred
	The bible as your alibi
	Goddam you right here in Ohio
	But my shameless hallucination:
	He' s still knockin' at my door
	And I know how this one' s gonna end
	He' s gotten in before
	I' ve run as fast as I can run
	I' ve had to ask, What for?
	He haunts me all over Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they' re thinkin' ' bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin' down the hall
	I' m gonna kiss you all over Ohio

	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they' re thinkin' ' bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin' down the hall
	I' m gonna kiss you all over Ohio
	And the starlings they were flying
	Earlier today
	Doing their maneuvers
	Clouds of feathers on display
	Makes me wanna kneel in prayer but
	I' ve forgotten what to say
	I' ll just name all the birds in Ohio
	Now the reason I am writing
	Is to tell you ' bout the flood
	Ahh, the river is so beautiful
	But it leaves a load of mud
	All I have now are these dirty songs
	I guess they' re in my blood
	They make me wander so far from Ohio
	Yeah It' s a silly undertaking
	To fly halfway ' round the earth
	With an imaginary womb of songs
	Intent on giving birth
	I gave all that I had to give
	I' m not sure what it' s worth
	Scatter the ashes right here in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	And the halleujah chorus
	Used to make my Daddy cry
	I still wonder ' bout the ruckus
	Angels make up there on high
	In the meanwhile there are measures
	We can take to get us by
	Lay me down next to you in Ohio
	But my expectations stand still
	Like beggars at the door
	I' m flat broke from the dues
	I' ve paid them all before
	Gonna let the Cuyahoga
	Wash me up on burning shores
	Shipwrecked with you in Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	I have seen the slow corruption
	Of the best ideas of Christ
	In the pulpits of our nation
	Gospel turned into white lies
	If you preach a subtle hatred
	The bible as your alibi
	Goddam you right here in Ohio
	But my shameless hallucination:
	He' s still knockin' at my door
	And I know how this one' s gonna end
	He' s gotten in before
	I' ve run as fast as I can run
	I' ve had to ask, What for?
	He haunts me all over Ohio
	All I wanna be is a thousand black birds
	Bursting from a tree into the blue
	Love let it be not just a feeling
	But the broken beauty
	Of what we choose to do
	Well the rain it has been falling
	Like it wants to drown us all
	And the trees are gently swaying
	Like they' re thinkin' ' bout the fall
	I still get shivers when I hear
	You singin' down the hall
	I' m gonna kiss you all over Ohio

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