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, 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

Well 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 if she wants to be

Or why we're both stuck here at the mercy of geography

Or 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

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