[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