Took us all away to stay back in '85
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
I fell in love out of college
That's how it goes in everyday America
And he wouldn't trade a day for all those Friday nights
He never felt so scared, he never felt so alive
We can laugh, we can cry
Oh, 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
That's how it goes in everyday America
Oh, everybody's just gettin' by
Daddy's boys, yeah, you know how they like to fight
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Good man for the bad year
That's how it goes in everyday America
All my girlfriends cried and I was out of here
When they sleep, he swears they're angels
Either way it will be alright
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
A little town and a great big light
A little town and a great big light
We're all just lookin' for the reasons why
We found his toys in the backyard
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses
In a place so dark can we see the light
A little town and a great big light
Joey stares at a trophy
Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
A little town and a great big light
Shining moment and a dusty reminder
Oh, but everybody's just gettin' by
Daddy had a hard hand and Mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldn't wait to get out
