In the foothills of ohio there's a little one stop light town And a girl that I know who swears that it's so this place just wont keep her down She always was so different she never bothered to fit in She reads by her light and prays every night to god for her life to begin She's gonna move to the city and get lost in a crowd Magnolia I stopped by your house and your mom said that you moved away Magnolia, Magnolia Keep chasing those dreams and I know you will catch them someday Her father took to drinking one day he just disappeared Daddy's girl in this cold hard world left all alone with her fears She tracked him to the city but he disappeared in a crowd Magnolia, Magnolia I stopped by your house and your mom said that you moved away Magnolia, Magnolia Keep chasing those dreams and I know you will catch them someday She told me some day it just ain't worth it for her to get out of bed And that she would beg steal or borrow to stop all the noise in her head Now it's raining in ohio i'm still stuck in this one horse town I spend my time walking because there aint no use talking To no one since your not around Maybe I'll follow you to the city and find you in a crowd Magnolia, Magnolia I stopped by your house and your mom said that you moved away Magnolia, Magnolia Keep chasing those dreams and I know you will catch them someday