A Summer in Ohio Lyrics – Rachel Zegler
Read the full A Summer in Ohio lyrics by Rachel Zegler from the album The Last Five Years along with the music video, song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Rachel Zegler’s music, you can also explore The Next Ten Minutes and A Miracle Would Happen / When You Come Home to Me, two other songs by Rachel Zegler.
[CATHY]
I could have a mansion on a hill
I could lease a villa in Seville
But it wouldn’t be as nice
As a summer in Ohio
With a gay dentist named Karl
Playing Tevye and Porgy
I could wander Paris after dark
Take a carriage ride through Central Park
But it wouldn’t be as nice
As a summer in Ohio
Where I’m sharing a room
With a “Former” stripper and her snake:
Wayne
I could have a satchel full of dollar bills
Cures for all the nation’s ills
Pills to make a lion purr
I could be in line to be the British Queen
Look like I was seventeen
Still I’m certain I’d prefer
To be going slowly batty
Forty miles east of Cincinnati
I could shove an ice pick in my eye
I could eat some fish from last July
But it wouldn’t be as awful
As a summer in Ohio
Without cable, hot water
Vietnamese food
Or you
I saw your book at a Borders in Kentucky
Under a sign that said “New and Recommended”
I stole a look at your picture on the inside sleeve
And then I couldn’t leave
Richard, who was with me, got uncharacteristically quiet
Then he said, “All things considered
I guess you don’t have to buy it”
So I smiled like Mona Lisa and I lay my Visa down
He wants me, he wants me
But he ain’t gonna get me!
I’ve found my guiding light
I tell the stars each night
“Look at me! Look at him! Son-of-a-b!tch!
I guess I’m doing something right!
I finally got something right!”
No, it’s not Nirvana, but it’s on the way
I play “Anita” at the matinee
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
I can state in my next bio
I’m never gonna go back to Ohio!
I could chew on tin foil for a spell
I could get a root canal in hell
But it wouldn’t be as swell
As this summer is gonna be
‘Cause the torture is just exquisite
While I’m waiting for you to visit
So hurry up, schmuck, get unstuck and get on the scene!
Love
The dentist, the stripper, Wayne the Snake
And Mrs. Jamie Wellerstein—
That’s me!
A Summer in Ohio Song Credits & Production Details
| Song Title | A Summer in Ohio |
| Album | The Last Five Years |
| Singer(s) | Rachel Zegler |
| Musician(s) | Rachel Zegler |
| Lyricist(s) | Jason Robert Brown |
| Release Date | April 20, 2026 |
| Language | English |
More Lyrics from “The Last Five Years” Album
The Last Five Years
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- Nobody Needs to Know
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- If I Didn’t Believe in You
- Climbing Uphill
- A Miracle Would Happen / When You Come Home to Me
- The Next Ten Minutes
- A Summer in Ohio (Currently Reading)
- The Schmuel Song
- A Part of That
- Moving Too Fast
- See I’m Smiling
- Shiksa Goddess
- Still Hurting
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The song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ is sung by Rachel Zegler.
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The song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ is written by Jason Robert Brown.
Who produced the music for the song ‘A Summer in Ohio’?
Music of the song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ is produced by Rachel Zegler.
When was the song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ officially released?
The song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ is officially released on April 20, 2026, accompanied by its official music video.
What album is the song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ from?
The song ‘A Summer in Ohio’ is from the album titled ‘The Last Five Years’.
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