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There is a road outside Columbus, Ohio
Feels like I drove along for years
This Midwest way of ease it surrounds us
I can't deny the rhythm here

And as I pull away from Riverside beside me
That High Street never looked so good
I miss my lady even though she often writes me
She tells me tales of my neighborhood

Surprise, surprise, I traveled here
Four hundred miles from where I'm known
My friends are here, a couple years I've spent
I found I have a second home

As I'm blazing down my trail in education
There's no bliss in ignorance for me
I stop and stare, a breath of air might slow me down some
But that's just fine with me

Surprise, surprise, I traveled here
Four hundred miles from where I'm known
My friends are here, a couple years I've spent
I found I have a second home

I never traveled far
Two hundred miles to go
That boulevard will take me home

Surprise, surprise, I traveled here
Four hundred miles from where I'm known
My friends are here, a couple years I've spent
I found I have a second home

Surprise, surprise, I traveled here
Four hundred miles from where I'm known
My friends are here, a couple years I've spent
I found I have a second home