All the Lilacs in Ohio
John Hiatt - The Tiki Bar is Open
you met her there on a new york city stairyou were throwing up on your shoes
trying to write the big book
while the minute hand it shook
with a bad case of winter time blues
so you drive her down to the ragged side of town
share a taxi to carry her home
and she left her handkerchief
there beside you on the seat
as if to emphasize that you were all alone
smelled like springtime and you were just a boy
and all the lilacs in ohio
all the lilacs in ohio, there you go
in the city streets with the dirty winter snow
all the lilacs in ohio, hio
she is the love story you speak of
when you talk to sam at the bar
but it seems in the details
your story always fails
yeah close, but no cigar
you might see your own eyes
in a double whiskey glass
but you cannot embrace her smile
and you'll never write it down
never find her in this town
found dreams and finger nail files
and it was springtime and you were just a boy
and all the lilacs in ohio
all the lilacs in ohio, there you go
in the city streets with the dirty winter snow
all the lilacs in ohio, hio
oh you pin your handkerchief
to clean white linen sheets
and you unmake the bed and crawl in
you imagine her there
and you're tangled in her hair
and she smells like flowers again
and it's springtime and you are just a boy
all the lilacs in ohio
all the lilacs in ohio, there you go
in the city streets and the dirty winter snow
all the lilacs in ohio, hio
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