By Karen Taylor-Good and Lisa Aschmann
VERSE
I was standing by this fisherman,
out there on the bridge.
He bagged small one after small one,
put ‘em in his little fridge.
Then he caught himself a whopper
and I watched him throw it back.
I couldn’t help but ask him,
“Hey man, why’d you do that?”
He pulled out his little skillet and said,
“See, it wouldn’t fit.”
I was none of my business but I couldn’t help but wish
CHORUS
He’d get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
When you’ve got big dreams, for heaven’s sake
Don’t throw those dreams back in the lake.
It’s not that you can’t have it all.
You’ve just been dreaming way too small!
Get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
VERSE
I’ve been thinking like that fisherman
more times than I can count.
Every time I felt unworthy I ran myself down.
I’d get afraid and wouldn’t play
what I had there on the line.
Thinking that the big fish wouldn’t possibly be mine.
But there’s another fish to fry
and there’s another day.
Next time I hook the big one I won’t let him get away.
CHORUS
I’ll get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
‘Cause I’ve got big dreams, for heaven’s sake
Won’t throw those dreams back in the lake.
It’s not that I can’t have it all.
I’ve just been dreaming way too small!
Get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan. Uh-huh!
BRIDGE
Okay, okay, I’ve got it figured out
For self-esteem as well as dreams and trout.
CHORUS
Get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
When you’ve got big dreams, for heaven’s sake
Don’t throw those dreams back in the lake.
It’s not that you can’t have it all.
You’ve just been dreaming way too small!
So get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
Get a bigger pan, get a bigger pan.
Get the biggest, get the biggest.
Get a bigger pan.
Copyright © 2004 K T Good Music (SESAC) / Nashville Geographic (ASCAP)