Grew up on a tired road 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 college Good man for the bad year Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses All my girlfriends cried and I was outta here [chorus:] Whoa, whoa everybody's dreamin big Whoa, whoa everybody's just gettin by That's how it goes in every day america A little town with a great big light Joey stares at a trophy Took us all away to stay back in '85 Shining moment and a dusty reminder He never felt so scared 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 He wouldnt trade a day for those friday nights [chorus:] Whoa, whoa everybody's dreamin big Whoa, whoa everybody's just gettin by That's how it goes in every day america A little town with a great big light 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 [chorus 2x:] Whoa, whoa everybody's dreamin big Whoa, whoa everybody's just gettin by That's how it goes in every day america A little town with a great big light A little town with a great big light