I heard this song for the first time tonight; it moved me to tears with compassion. My first job out of college was with the homeless mentally ill. Today, I talked with a man I met at a park about a week ago; he's been kicked out of the place he was staying and will be having to stay at the Mission. My heart goes out to him and I want to help him; Jim (I'll call him) is a new friend who loves God, is loved by God. Jesus loves the "losers" like Jim, me and you--thanks be to God!
Lyrics to Somebody's Baby :
She screams
If you're homeless you'd sure as hell you'd be drunk
Or high or trying to get there or begging for junk
When people don't want you they just throw you money for beer
Her name is November she went by Autumn or Fall
It was seven long years since the Autumn
When all of her nightmares grew fingers
And all of her dreams grew tears
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby still
She says
Well if you've never gone it alone
Well then go ahead, you better throw the first stone
You got one lonely stoner waiting to bring to her knees
She dreams about Heaven, remembering Hell
As the place that she visits and knows all to well
Every now and again, when she's hopeful she brushes her teeth
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby still
Today was her birthday, strangely enough
When the cops found her body at the foot of the bluff
The anonymous caller this morning tipped off the police
They got her ID from the dental remains
The same fillings intact, the same nicotine stains
The birth and the death were both over
With no one to grieve
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby
Somebody's baby girl
She's somebody's baby still
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