She came to this world on a cold night
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Papa turned his head and said
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I don't believe she's mine
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Single momma raised her in a place where
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You can look but never touch
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Cause we don't have enough
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Don't let your hopes get high
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Cause girls like you can't fly
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Oh the long nighs in the small room
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With the big dreams
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Oh Indiana
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You're only dying here
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And they don't understand you
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It's a tough road but you start slow
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And before you know it
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You're not alone
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Looking for a place called home anywhere
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Oh Indiana
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She tended bar in New York City
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People turned their heads and said
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Baby you sure look fine
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They put her on TV and then they told her
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You're gonna be a star
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You can go so far
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Let your hopes get high
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Cause girls like you can fly
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In the long nighs in the small room
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With the big dreams
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Oh Indiana
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You're only dying here
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And they don't understand you
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It's a tough road but you start slow
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And before you know it
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You're not alone
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Looking for a place called home anywhere
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Oh Indiana
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Those big dreams are flying machines
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And they'll take you
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Wherever you want to go
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Sometimes you find that what's real is inside
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You don't have to go away
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To find your way home
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Oh Indiana
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She turned around and sshe topped running
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She saw that fame was never an answer to her prayers
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She found that answer in her children
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When she takes them to a place
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Where they can have so much
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She lets their hopes get high
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Cause anyone, anyone can fly
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In the long nighs in the small room
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With the big dreams
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Oh Indiana
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You're only dying here
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And they don't understand you
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It's a tough road but you start slow
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And before you know it
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You're not alone
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Looking for a place called home anywhere
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Oh Indiana
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Oh she's going back
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Oh oh oh
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Indiana
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Melissa Etheridge |