Grew up on a tightrope, learned to smile
Even when I was falling down
Daddy had a hard hand and Mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldn´t wait to get out
Fell in love out of collage

Good man for the bad year
Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried and I was outta here

Oooh, whoa, everybody´s dreaming big
Oooh, whoa, but everybody´s just getting 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 the way to state back in ´85
A 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
He wouldn´t trade a day for all those Friday nights

Oooh, whoa, everybody´s dreaming big
Oooh, whoa, but everybody´s just getting 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 looking for the reasons why
In a place of dark can we see the light
Either way it´ll be alright

Oooh, whoa, everybody´s dreaming big
Oooh, whoa, but everybody´s just getting by
That´s how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big light

Oooh, whoa, everybody´s dreaming big
Oooh, whoa, but everybody´s just getting 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