Story Behind The Song
After leaving Ohio as a young man to start a new life for myself, this song pretty much wrote itself.
Song Description
This is not a knock on Ohio at all - it's a story-song about leaving home to begin a new life. A combination of Keith Urban and Brad Paisley Southern/Country Rock with Eagles-like harmonies. The dream of hitting the hightway, starting over, and maybe finding new love along the way with the change of scenery. This song has a sing-along chorus and plenty of driving kicks.
| Song Length |
4:08 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Rock - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Cheerful |
Subject |
Highway, Street, Road, Searching for Love |
| Similar Artists |
Keith Urban, The Eagles |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Drivin' down an open highway, I think about the things I've done.
Searchin' for a new life somewhere, settin' my sights on the sun.
I'm leavin' my place in Cleveland, bound for 'round Mexico.
And I'll be right on down to settle in a quiet border town.
Gonna find myself a Senorita...and leave Ohio behind!
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
Road signs and telephone lines. Don't even have a place to stay.
Reminds me of a blue-eyed girl I passed along the way.
No one's ever gonna find my tracks, I'm gonna cover them with time.
And I'll be there tomorrow -nothing in the world can change my mind.
Gonna find myself a Senorita...and leave Ohio behind!
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
Road signs. Telephone lines. Don't even have a place to stay.
Reminds me of a blue-eyed girl I passed along the way.
I'm leavin' my place in Cleveland, bound for 'round Mexico.
And I'll be there tomorrow - nothing in the world can change my mind.
Gonna find myself a Senorita.........and leave Ohio behind!
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.
I'll leave O-hi-hi-hi-hi-o behind.