Grew up on a tight rope
Learned to smile even when I was fallin down
Daddy had a hard hand and mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldnt wait to get out
Fell in love out of colledge
Good man but a bad year
Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried and I was outta here

Oh, whoa everybody's dreamin big
Oh, whoa everybody's just gettin by
That's how it goes in every day america
little town with a great big life

Joey stares at a trophy
Took us all the way to state 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, 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 rowdy nights

Oh, whoa everybody's dreamin big
Oh, whoa everybody's just gettin by
That's how it goes in every day america
little town with a great big life

We can laugh
We can cry
We're all just lookin for the reasons why
In a place of dark can we see the light
Either way it'll be alright

Oh, whoa everybody's dreamin big
Oh, whoa everybody's just gettin by
That's how it goes in every day america
little town with a great big life

Oh, whoa everybody's dreamin big
Oh, whoa everybody's just gettin by
That's how it goes in every day america
little town with a great big life

little town with a great big life
Little town
with a great big life
I don't need no more