All The Lilacs In Ohio Lyrics - John Hiatt

Well, you met her there on a New York City stair 

You were throwing up on your shoes 

Tryin' to write the great book when it really had you shook 

With a bad case of wintertime blues 

So you drag her down to the ragged side of town 

She had a taxi to carry her home 

Then she left her handkerchief there beside you on the seat 

As if to emphasize that you were all alone 

It smelled like springtime and you were just a boy 

And all the lilacs in Ohio 

All the lilacs in Ohio. There ya go. 

In the city streets and the dirty winter snow 

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All the lilacs in Ohio - hio. 

Well, she's the love story you speak of 

When you talk to Sam at the bar 

But it's in the details your story often fails 

Yeah, close, but no cigar 

And you might see your own ass in a double whiskey glass 

But you'll never erase her smile 

And you'll never write it down, never find her in this town 

Of phantom dreams and fingernail files 

It was springtime, and you were just a boy 

And all the lilacs in Ohio 

All the lilacs in Ohio. There ya go 

In city streets and the dirty winter snow 

All the lilacs in Ohio - hio 

So you pin her handkerchief to your clean white linen sheets 

And you unmake your bed, crawl in 

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You imagine her there and you're tangled in her hair 

And she smells like flowers again 

And it's springtime, and you were just a boy 

All the lilacs in Ohio 

All the lilacs in Ohio. There ya go 

In the city streets and the dirty winter snow 

All the lilacs in Ohio - hio