Indiana

You ought to be from Indiana
Growin' up on sky and open space
You could wish on starry dreams for hours
In those feilds with corn and flowers
There’s still room to make mistakes
You ought to be from Indiana
You would have loved that autumn wind
Friday nights and football games
That year we went to state
Even though we didn’t win
But life
Hid you away inside the city
Where nothing learned is ever easy
There’s no tellin what you missed
But time
Won’t let me write your heartache over
I’m not gonna say it made you stronger
Even though I know it did
We’ll say it got you right here where I met you
You ought to be from Indiana
I know you tell me that I’m wrong
You know the secrets of the skyline
Sleeping through the sirens all night
There’s another place where you belong
You ought to be from somewhere quiet
Where it’s okay to be afraid
Where there’s time for growing up
It doesn’t have to happen all at once
There’s more out there than being brave
But life
Hid you away inside the city
Where nothing learned is ever easy
There’s no tellin what you missed
But time
Won’t let me write your heartache over
I’m not gonna say it made you stronger
Even though I know it did
We’ll say it got you right here where I met you
You ought to be from Indiana
Now that I’ve said it I can’t help but think
Maybe I just wish I had you there with me
But life
Hid you away inside the city
Where nothing leaned is ever easy
There’s no tellin what you missed
But time
Won’t let me write your heartache over
I’m not gonna say it made you stronger
Even though I know it did
I’m glad it got you right here where I met you
You ought to be from Indiana