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