Christine Lavin - Somebody's Baby lyrics

I was standing on 6th Avenue at the corner of 53rd Street Waiting for the bus Token in my hand Thinking about Dinner and what I would eat That's when I saw him all dirty and ragged Begging for nickles and dimes I got on the bus Rolled away But one thing stayed in my mind. He once was Somebodys Baby Someone bounced him on her knee Do you think she has any idea What her little boy's grown up to be? I was walking through riverside park On a beautiful afternoon Telling my neighbor about the vacation I planned to be taking soon That's when I saw her all dirty and ragged Drinking a bottle of wine I turned my head Walked right on by But one thing stayed in my mind. She once was Somebodys Baby Someone bounced her on his knee Do you think he has any idea What his little girl has turned out to be? In the back of a checker cab stopped at a light Heading toward Broadway To see the latest critically acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning play That's when I saw them outside the shelter Forming a ragged line We pulled away I didn't look back But one thought stayed in my mind. They once were somebody's babies But somewhere their lives went all wrong Next time you see them don't think the worse Why not try to think of this song?