Make America Like Indiana
Elise Nieshalla
[Verse 1]
We got a two-lane town
Five-stoplight heaven
Friday night glow from the high school game
Granddad’s flag on a leaning front porch
Mama yelling “Y’all come in”
Grace before the plate
[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t lock our doors ’til late
We wave at cars we never met
If you break down on the shoulder
You’ll get three trucks and a sunset
[Chorus]
Make America like Indiana
Where the church bells ring and the barns stand tall
Where a stranger’s “hey” turns into “how’s your mama?”
And a little front yard feels like the whole world
Y’all
From the county fairs to the courthouse manners
We got a kind of love money can’t buy at all
Make America like Indiana
One small town heart at a time (hey!)
[Verse 2]
We got a diner that knows your order by heart
Pie on the counter
Ink on the wall
Senior pics taped to the side of the jukebox
Kids in letterman jackets dreaming they’ll see it all
[Pre-Chorus]
We say “yes ma’am, no sir, thank you”
We say a prayer ‘fore we hit the road
Put a lawn chair by the parade route
Everybody’s someone you know
[Chorus]
Make America like Indiana
Where the church bells ring and the barns stand tall
Where a stranger’s “hey” turns into “how’s your mama?”
And a little front yard feels like the whole world
Y’all
From the county fairs to the courthouse manners
We got a kind of love money can’t buy at all
Make America like Indiana
One small town heart at a time (oh, sing it now)
[Bridge]
Slow it down
Half-time heartbeat, hear that sound
Slow it down for a time
If you’re tired of the shout and the fighting
Come sit on this tailgate slide in
Watch the fireflies float in the dark
Feel that hope light up your heart
It’s just front porch, backroads
Grandma’s kitchen hymns
Let that simple little promise start again
[Chorus]
Make America like Indiana
Where the church bells ring and the barns stand tall
Where a stranger’s “hey” turns into “how’s your mama?”
And a little front yard feels like the whole world
Y’all
From the county fairs to the courthouse manners
We got a kind of love money can’t buy at all
Make America like Indiana
One small town heart at a time
[Chant]
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Make America like Indiana! (Uhh, hey!)
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Make America like Indiana! (one more time!)
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Like Indiana! (hey!)
Make America like Indiana!