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