Testi di My City Was Gone - The Pretenders

My City Was Gone (originale)

I went back to Ohio
But my city was gone
There was no train station
There was no downtown
South Howard had disappeared
All my favorite places
My city had been pulled down
Reduced to parking spaces
Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio
Well, I went back to Ohio
But my family was gone
I stood on the back porch
There was nobody home
I was stunned and amazed
My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees
Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio
I went back to Ohio
But my pretty countryside
Had been paved down the middle
By a government that had no pride
The farms of Ohio
Had been replaced by shopping malls
And Muzak filled the air
From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls
Said, ay, oh, way to go, Ohio

(traduzione)

Sono tornato in Ohio
Ma la mia città era sparita
Non c'era una stazione ferroviaria
Non c'era il centro
South Howard era scomparso
Tutti i miei posti preferiti
La mia città era stata demolita
Ridotto a posti auto
Ay, oh, buona strada, Ohio
Bene, sono tornato in Ohio
Ma la mia famiglia era sparita
Ero in piedi sulla veranda sul retro
Non c'era nessuno in casa
Sono rimasto sbalordito e stupito
I miei ricordi d'infanzia
Lentamente vorticosamente passato
Come il vento tra gli alberi
Ay, oh, buona strada, Ohio
Sono tornato in Ohio
Ma la mia bella campagna
Era stato lastricato nel mezzo
Da un governo che non aveva orgoglio
Le fattorie dell'Ohio
Era stato sostituito da centri commerciali
E Muzak riempì l'aria
Da Seneca alle cascate di Cuyahoga
Detto, ay, oh, buona strada, Ohio