Grew up on a tired road
Learned to smile even when I was fallin' down
Daddy had a hard hand and Mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldn't wait to get out
I fell in love out of college
Good man for the bad year
Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried and I was out of here
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
Joey stares at a trophy
Took us all away to stay back in '85
Shining moment and a dusty reminder
He never felt so scared, he never felt so alive
We found his toys in the backyard
Daddy's boys, yeah, you know how they like to fight
When they sleep, he swears they're angels
And he wouldn't trade a day for all those Friday nights
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
We can laugh, we can cry
We're all just lookin' for the reasons why
In a place so dark can we see the light
Either way it will be alright
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, but everybody's just gettin' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light
A little town and a great big light
A little town and a great big light
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jesuslittleflower1
Everybody dreaming big...a little town and a great big life!
jjp5083
it isnt took us all away to stay back in 85... its took us all the way to state back in 85 thats what the trophy is for a state championship
RockMalone
there's only one good line in the entire song: the opening couplet after that it's a downhill slide into hack land
kellyr
That's how it goes, Everyday America!! Sweet song, true meaning.
malloryyy!
its a little town and a great big life.
PARTAYgal7
And also, I know this doesn't really matter, but It's technically 'Oh Whoa', not just 'Oh'.
PARTAYgal7
And I think the first line is 'Grew up on a tight rope'