Somebody's Daughter

I drive home the same way, two left turns off the interstate And she's always standing at the stoplight On 18th Street She could be a Sarah, she could be an Emily, an Olivia, maybe Cassidy With the shaky hands on the cardboard sign And she's looking at me Bet she was somebody's best friend, laughing Back when she was somebody's sister Counting change at the lemonade stand Probably somebody's high school first kiss Dancing in a gym where the kids all talk about someday plans Now this light'll turn green and I'll hand her a couple dollars And I'll wonder if she got lost or they forgot her She's somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Did she give up wondering where the cars all go Can she even tell that I don't know what to say So I just nod my head and wave Well, no one's going to ask what she wants to be Or why we're both stuck here at the mercy of geography And whether it shines or rains Bet she was somebody's best friend, laughing Back when she was somebody's sister Counting change at the lemonade stand Probably somebody's high school first kiss Dancing in a gym where the kids all talk about someday plans Now this light'll turn green and I'll hand her a couple dollars Oh and I'll wonder how she felt when no one caught her She's somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Oh I don't know the reasons why I'm the one who's driving by And she's the one on the corner of 18th Street Bet she was somebody's best friend Back when she was somebody's sister Bet she was somebody's first kiss Dancing in a gym where the kids all talk about someday, someday Now this light'll turn green and I'll hand her a couple dollars Oh and I'll wonder if she got lost or they forgot her She's somebody daughter She's somebody's daughter