Out from my window across from the city
I have what's considered a good view
Two blocks from the subway, three from the fountain
Where I walk to break in the new shoes
She stands on the sidewalk just waving at taxis
Like horses in parades in passing
I ask where she's heading she tells me Ohio
I've not seen my mother in ages
It's been long time
Been a real long time
Oooooh
Been a real long time
Out from my window how far is Ohio
She laughed and pointed out east
She said I grew up there with my dear mother
And I haven't seen her since thirteen
You see I was taken while she lay sleeping
By my father's hired man
We moved to the city so far from my family
And I haven't been back there since
It's been long time
Been a real long time
Oooooh
Been 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 kiss you and hug you
And never leave her alone
I've gotten to know her, to live with and love her
It's hard to see her leave
But she belongs with her mother and the state of Ohio
I wish she belonged to me
It's been long time
A real long time
Oooooh
A real long time
It's been long time
Been a real long time
Oooooh
Been a real long time