Two Hundred Miles to Ohio

Verse 1

Two hundred miles of flatland between me and your voice

I count the fence posts on the drive back to the base

Your picture taped above my bunk keeps me steady

And I trace the county line across your face

Pre-Chorus

They say a soldier learns to stand alone

But every night I call and hear you home

Chorus

So I'm counting down the days to Ohio

Where the cornfields lean and the river runs slow

Every star out here just points me northward

Back to you back to you back to you

Girl I'm coming home to Ohio

Verse 2

The drill sergeant barks and I answer like I should

But my heart's out walking gravel by your drive

I keep your letter folded in my left chest pocket

The only paper that makes Texas feel alive

Pre-Chorus

They hand me orders and a map of dirt

But you're the only place on earth that works

Chorus

So I'm counting down the days to Ohio

Where the cornfields lean and the river runs slow

Every star out here just points me northward

Back to you back to you back to you

Girl I'm coming home to Ohio

Bridge

Hold the porch light burning

Hold the coffee warm

Hold my side of the bed

I'm marching through the storm

Chorus

So I'm counting down the days to Ohio

Where the cornfields lean and the river runs slow

Every star out here just points me northward

Back to you back to you back to you

Girl I'm coming home to Ohio

Outro

Mm to Ohio

Mm to you