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 college
A good man but a bad year
Visions of sugarplums
And boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried
And I was outta here
Whoa whoa
Everybody's dreaming big
Whoa whoa
Everybody's just getting by
That's how it goes
In everyday America
A little town
And a great big life
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
Now there's 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
Whoa whoa
Everybody's dreaming big
Whoa whoa
But everybody's
Just getting by
That's how it goes
In everyday America
A little town
And a great big life
We can laugh we can cry
We're all just looking
For the reasons why
To face the dark
Til we see the light
Either way it'll be alright
Whoa whoa
Everybody's dreaming big
Whoa whoa
But everybody's
Just getting by
That's how it goes
In everyday America
A little town
And a great big life
Whoa whoa
Everybody's dreaming big
Whoa whoa
But everybody's
Just getting by
That's how it goes
In everyday America
A little town
And a great big life
A little town
And a great big life
A little town
And a great big life
I don't need no other life