Karen Staley - Somebody's Child lyrics

In a smoke filled dive at half past five On Second Avenue She'll dance three shows without clothes Except for high heeled shoes They'll whistle and holler and throw her a dollar Or more, if she gives them a wink It's all just a game, no one feels her shame I guess they never think She's somebody's baby, she's somebody's girl Hiding her pain behind glitter and pearls No, she's not some nameless stranger Born to drive the men wild She's somebody's baby, maybe somebody's mama She's somebody's child She works the streets Where the men she meets Only think of her as a thing No, she doesn't feel To them she's no real Not even and overnight fling But find a cheap motel And for money she'll sell You an hour and her dignity They won't remember her face Only stocking and lace 'Cause no one wants to see She's somebody's baby, she's somebody's girl Hiding her pain behind glitter and pearls No, she's not some nameless stranger Born to drive the men wild She's somebody's baby, maybe somebody's mama She's somebody's child But when the night is over and she needs a friend She's lonely and longing, remembering when Her heart wasn't hardened, her hopes weren't so dim She thinks there's no way out of the hell she's in But She's somebody's baby, she's somebody's girl Hiding her pain behind glitter and pearls No, she's not some nameless stranger Born to drive the men wild She's somebody's baby, maybe somebody's mama She's somebody's child