I was born in the valley up at Lincoln Fields
Got a job after school at the Saunders Mill
Met a girl, we were young, we fell in love
I was thrilled when she said she'd marry me
Got my old truck fixed in a firelight
Got my fishing gear and my rifle in back
I know Parsons Creek, not far from here
Where the Walleye never seemed to disappear

We would stay up and we'd talk all night
How we'd see the big city and the big bright lights
Somehow it never occurred to me
We were both living in a fantasy

We're raising kids, a girl and a boy
They're just like her, my pride and joy
Gonna take a chance in Nashville really soon
Gonna play a pocket full of country tunes

We would stay up and we'd talk all night
How we'd see the big city and the big bright lights
Somehow it never occurred to me
We were both living in a fantasy

Somehow I could never be enough
Somehow I felt I could never keep her touch
Working every day and we'd just get by
I'm afraid that far away look is in her eyes

I'm writing this from memory in my hotel room
Haven't heard from her in a week or two
I think she's finally giving up on me
I really can't blame her honestly

We would stay up and we'd talk all night
How we'd see the big city and the big bright lights
Somehow it never occurred to me
We were both living in a fantasy

Just then I hear a knock on the door
A silent pause, I don't hear more
She and the kids have decided that they
Would drive to Nashville and make my day

Someday my name will be in lights
Someday my heart will flutter with delight
But today is the best day of my life
Even if I stay at Saunders Mill

We would stay up and we'd talk all night
How we'd see the big city and the big bright lights
Somehow it never occurred to me
We were both living in a fantasy

We would stay up and we'd talk all night
How we'd see the big city and the big bright lights
Somehow it never occurred to me
We were both living in a fantasy