Oh, I wish I could go back east
Where the girls are pretty and the beer is cheap
Yes I wish I could (Wish I could)
Go back east (Oh I wish I could go back east)
I'm movin' out baby won't You move on out with me?
(Won't you move on out with me?)

Well I wish I could go out west
Where the girls know how to dance the best
I wish I Could (Wish I could)
Go out west (Oh I wish I could go out west)
Now I'm drivin out baby, won't you drive sixty six with me?
(Won't you drive sixty six with me?)

Well, I wish I could go down south
Where the grass grows long and there's a drawl in their mouth
Yes I wish I could (Wish I could)
Go down south (Oh I wish I could go down south)
Yeah I'm hitchin' down baby won't you hitch on down with me
(Won't you hitch on down with me?)

Well I wish I could fly up north
But it's too damn cold, there ain't no airports
I wish I could (I wish I could)
Fly up north (No, I wish I could fly up north)
I'm walkin up baby won't you walk on up with me?
(Won't you walk on up with me?)

So I bought a one-way ticket to Paris, France
But I found nobody there knew how to dance
Well I wish I could (Well I wish I could)
Go back home (Well I wish I could go back home)
Yeah I'm singin' my way baby, won't you sing your way with me
Yeah I'm singin' my way back back to Ohio.