Ohio (Come Back to Texas)

"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"
Single by Bowling for Soup
from the album A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Released	November 17, 2005
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	Ruby Red Productions Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:50
Label	FFROE/Jive/Zomba
Writer(s)	Jaret Reddick, Zac Maloy, Ted Bruner
Producer(s)	Butch Walker, Russ-T Cobb, Jaret Reddick
Bowling for Soup singles chronology
"Almost" (2005) "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" (2005) "I Melt with You" (2006)

"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" is a song by American band Bowling for Soup, released as a single from the group's album A Hangover You Don't Deserve.

The song was used as a Wake-Up Call on Day 10 of the Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission, STS-133, at the request of the crew, on March 5, 2011.

Content

The singer's girlfriend leaves him after meeting another man at the bank and moves with him to Cleveland. The singer implores her to come back home to him and the things she left behind in Texas.

References to Ohio and Texas

Ohio

• Cleveland
• Ohio's weather (There's nothing wrong with Ohio, except the snow and the rain.)
• Drew Carey
• Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame
• Ohio State University

Texas

• Denton County
• "The Lone Star State"
• The rodeo
• Mexican food
• Mrs. Baird's fruit pies
• Troy Aikman
• Willie Nelson
• NASA
• George Bush's twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara
• Pantera
• Blue Bell Creameries
• Texas Motor Speedway
• The Texas Accent

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[1]	59
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[1]	35

"Ohio (Reprise)"

• There is an additional song (track 43) on the CD called "Ohio (Reprise)". The song contains numerous other references to people and things associated with Texas that "want her back". These include:
• Bill Parcells
• Forest Whitaker
• Mike Judge
• Debbie Allen
• Larry Hagman
• Audie Murphy
• The Alamo
• Beyoncé
• Enron
• The Dallas Cowboys
• Bob Wills
• Barry White
• Kelly Clarkson
• The Rangers
• A-Rod
• Don Henley
• The Polyphonic Spree
• Lyndon Johnson
• Shannon Elizabeth
• DRI
• Sparta
• Mars Volta
• At the Drive-In
• Dangerous Toys
• ZZ Top
• The Dallas Morning News
• The Fort Worth Star Telegram
• The Branch Davidians
• Mommie Dearest (Joan Crawford was born in San Antonio, Texas)
• The Aggies
• Gary Busey
• Walter Cronkite
• Judge Roy Bean
• Tim Duncan
• Patrick Swayze
• Wichita Falls
• Morgan Fairchild
• Dan Rather

References

1. A Hangover You Don't Deserve – Bowling for Soup: Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics