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 fell and 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

oh

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