Indiana

[Verse 1]

She came to this world on a cold night

Papa turned his head and said, "I don't believe she's mine"

Single mama raised her in a place where

You can look but never touch

'Cause we don't have enough

Don't let your hopes get high

'Cause girls like you can't fly

[Chorus]

Oh, the long nights in the small room with the big dreams

Oh, Indiana

You're only dying here

And they don't understand

Yeah, it's a tough road but you start slow

And before you know it

You're not alone

Looking for a place called home

Anywhere

Oh, Indiana

[Verse 2]

She tended bar in New York City (Indiana)

People turned their heads and said

"Baby, you sure look fine"

They put her on TV and then

They told her you're gonna be a star

You can go so far

Let your hopes get high

'Cause girls like you can fly

[Chorus]

And the long nights in the small room with the big dreams

Oh, Indiana

You're only dying here

And they don't understand

Yeah, it's a tough road but you start slow

And before you know it

You're not alone

Looking for a place called home

Anywhere

Ah, Indiana

[Bridge]

Those big dreams are flying machines

And they'll take you

Wherever you want to go

Oh, and sometimes you find that what's real is inside

You don't have to go away

To find your way home

Oh, Indiana

[Verse 3]

She turned around and she stopped running

She saw that fame was never the answer to her prayers

She found that answer in her children

When she takes them to a place

Where they can have so much

She lets their hopes get high

'Cause anyone, anyone can fly

[Chorus]

And in the long nights in the small room with the big dreams

Oh, Indiana

You're only dying here

And they don't understand

Yeah, it's a tough road but you start slow

And before you know it

You're not alone

Looking for a place called home

Anywhere

Oh, Indiana

[Outro]

Oh, she's going back

Oh, oh, ah

Oh, oh, oh, ah

Oh, oh, oh, ah, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh