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 a Cassidy

With the shaky hands on the cardboard sign

And she's looking at me

Bet she was somebody's best friend, laughin'

Back when she was somebody's sister

Countin' change at the lemonade stand

Probably somebody's high school first kiss

Dancin' 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?

And 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, laughin'

Back when she was somebody's sister

Countin' change at the lemonade stand

Probably somebody's high school first kiss

Dancin' 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 drivin' 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

Dancin' 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's daughter

She's somebody's daughter