Sugarland - Everyday America Lyrics

Grew up on a tight rope
Learned to smile even when I was fallin' down
Daddy had a hard hand and and mama always had hope
And me and my sister couldn't wait to get out
Fell in love out of high school
Good man but a bad year

Visions of sugar plums and boxes of roses
All my girlfriends cried and I was out of here

Chorus

Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just getting' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A 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

But now there's toys in the backyard
Daddy's boys, 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

Chorus

Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just getting' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town with a great big life

We can laugh
We can cry
We're all just lookin' for the reasons why
We face the dark 'till we see the light
Either way it'll be alright

Chorus 2x

Oh, everybody's dreamin' big
Oh, everybody's just getting' by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town with a great big life

A little town with a great big life
A little town with a great big life
I don't need no other life