Berlin, Germany is my favorite city in the world. It's got everything any decent city has-great restaurants, parks, museums, and architecture, but there's something even more to it. Everywhere I went I met people who really wanted to be there, and this really makes a difference. One friend said "It's a city you could move to in your twenties and wake up one day at 50 and realize you just spent 25 years here; it's just magical."
For me Berlin is also special because it's where I really started to write a lot of songs, and is the place where I met my wife. However, it's still not home. I grew up on a little farm in Ohio, and no matter where I've lived, or where I go, I take this with me, and can't quite leave it behind. This original song, "Ohio" was written during a time I lived in Berlin and was at a point where I really wanted to have some space, be around fewer people, and surrounded by fields and trees.
Thank you for the ongoing support everyone, to @jrue for these original Ohio pictures, and to @DSound.
Lyrics:
When you’re born somewhere the land runs through your veins
And Ohio is the place where I was raised
With empty railroad tracks and wide open roads
And lazy evenings watching muddy rivers flow
I miss you Ohio, Ohio
I didn’t stay but your memory carries on
Ohio I’ll be back someday I hope it won’t be long
Ohio, Ohio
Now I live in a valley between mountains of concrete and glass
And I’m lost in a sea of lonely faces drifting past
And a bitter wind blows and I’ve never felt so cold
And grey snow on the ground makes me feel so old
I miss you Ohio, Ohio
I didn’t stay but your memory carries on
Ohio I’ll be back someday I hope it won’t be long
Ohio, Ohio
And now I know that Spring is coming soon
And when I close my eyes I can see your flowers bloom
And warm midnight walks where you always see the sky
But when I think of you I swear I will not cry
I miss you Ohio, Ohio
I didn’t stay but your memory carries on
Ohio I’ll be back someday I hope it won’t be long
Ohio, Ohio
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