Everyday America

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 A good man for the bad year Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses All my girlfriends cried and I was out of here Oh, oh, everybody's dreamin' big Oh, 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, oh, everybody's dreamin' big Oh, oh, everybody's just gettin' by That's how it goes in everyday America A little town and a great big light And 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, oh, everybody's dreamin' big Oh, oh, everybody's just gettin' by That's how it goes in everyday America A little town and a great big light Oh, oh, everybody's dreamin' big Oh, 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 (big light) A little town and a great big light I don't need not, nothing less