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 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 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 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, tough road but you start slow

And before you know it, you're not alone

Looking for a place called home anywhere

Oh Indiana Those big dreams are flying machines

And they'll take you where ever 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 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 And the, 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 Oh, she's going back