[Verse 1]
He stands in the rain begging for change as people pass him by
And once in a while, he'll get a nod or a smile with nickels and dimes
But when the sun goes down on his part of town and the cold wind blows
He'll find his way in the dark to a bench in the park where no one knows

[Chorus]
Someone used to rock him on their knees
And when he'd cry, they'd sing him lullabies 'til he was fast asleep
They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile
Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago when he was someone's child

[Verse 2]
The word on the street is that he had a degree & a big house in LA
But when it comes to his past, don't bother to ask 'cause he's got nothing to say
People frown and put him down, no one seems to care
That that's one of us down on his luck standing there

[Chorus]
And someone used to rock him on their knees
And when he'd cry, they'd sing him lullabies 'til he was fast asleep
They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile
Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago when he was someone's child

[Bridge]
Then, the flashing lights light up the night and the siren screams
And as he breaths his last, he drops a photograph that no one's ever seen
[Outro Chorus]
They say he had his daddy's eyes, his mama's smile
Oh, they loved him so, but that was long ago...
When he was someone's child