Somebody's Baby
Jon Foreman Lyrics

She yells, "If you're homeless sure as hell you'd be drunk
She shouts that if you are without a home, then you would most likely be intoxicated

Or high or trying to get there or begging for junk
You'd either be high or trying to get high, or asking for things you don't need

When the people don't want you
If the public decides they don't like you,

They just throw you money for beer"
they'll give you cash for alcohol instead

Her name was November
She goes by the name November

She went by Autumn or Fall
She also went by the names Autumn or Fall

It was 7 long years since the Autumn when
Seven years have passed since the season of Autumn when

All of her nightmares grew fingers and
All the fears and horrors she faced became more tangible and real,

All of her dreams grew a tear
while all her hopes and wishes turned to sadness

She's somebody's baby
She is someone's daughter

Somebody's baby girl
Someone's baby girl

And she's somebody's baby still
And even still, she belongs to someone as their child

She screams, "Well if you've never gone it alone
She cries out that if you've never been on your own,

Well then go ahead you better throw the first stone
then you have no right to judge others who are struggling, either

You got one lonely stoner
There's one solitary drug user out there

Waiting to bring to her knees"
who is susceptible and struggling to overcome addiction

She dreams about heaven, remembering hell
She has dreams of a better life, while remembering the horrors of her past

As the nightmare she visits and knows all too well
She is all too familiar with the nightmares that plague her

Every now and again, when she's sober, she brushes her teeth
Occasionally, when she's not under the influence, she takes care of her basic needs

Today was her birthday, strangely enough
Coincidentally, today was her birthday

When the cops found her body at the foot of a bluff
When the police discovered her lifeless body at the base of a hill

The anonymous caller this morning tipped off the police
An anonymous caller alerted the authorities earlier in the day

They got her ID from her dental remains
The dental records were used to establish her identity

The same fillings intact, the same nicotine stains
The same tell-tale signs of dental work and nicotine addiction were still present

The birth and the death were both over
The start and end of her life had both come to pass

With no one to grieve
However, no one was there to mourn her passing

She's somebody's baby
Yet, despite everything, she is still someone's child

Somebody's baby girl
Beloved daughter of someone

And she's somebody's baby still
And she will always be somebody's child