G A D G A Grew up on a tightrope, learned to smile D Even when I was falling down G A D Daddy had a hard hand and Mama always had hope G A D And me and my sister couldn't wait to get out G A D Fell in love out of college G A D Good man for the bad year G A D Visions of sugarplums and boxes of roses G A D All my girlfriends cried and I was outta here G A D Oooh, whoa, everybody's dreaming big G A D Oooh, whoa, but everybody's just getting by G A D That's how it goes in everyday America G A D D G A D A little town and a great big life G A D Joey stares at a trophy G A D Took us all the way to state back in '85 G A D A shining moment and a dusty reminder G A D He never felt so scared, he never felt so alive G A D We found his toys in the backyard G A D Daddy's boys, yeah, you know how they like to fight G A D When they sleep, he swears they're angels G A D He wouldn't trade a day for all those Friday nights G A D Oooh, whoa, everybody's dreaming big G A D Oooh, whoa, but everybody's just getting by G A D That's how it goes in everyday America G A D A little town and a great big life D G A D We can laugh, we can cry D G A We're all just looking for the reasons why D G A D In a place of dark can we see the light G A Either way it'll be alright G A D Oooh, whoa, everybody's dreaming big G A D Oooh, whoa, but everybody's just getting by G A D That's how it goes in everyday America G A D A little town and a great big life G A D Oooh, whoa, everybody's dreaming big G A D Oooh, whoa, but everybody's just getting by G A D That's how it goes in everyday America G A D A little town and a great big life G A D A little town and a great big life G A D A little town and a great big life