Downey Girl

There was once a young girl

Who lived in my hometown

And she became famous the whole world around

With the voice of an angel

Singing sweet suburban songs

But no one in our hometown knew anything was wrong

And she was a dandelion girl

And she was a dandelion girl

Well I never liked her music

I never saw her hanging around

And I never said nothing when people put her down

But now that I'm older

I can understand her pain

And I can feel a little pride when people say her name

'Cause she (she) was a dandelion girl

And she (she) was a dandelion girl

Tonight I'm on a highway

A thousand years from my hometown

Missing friends and family who are no longer around

Then I hear her singing

On the car radio

A sweet suburban song from a long time ago

And I think about her sadness

And I think about her pain

And for a few sweet minutes I'm back home again

And she (she) was a dandelion girl

And she (she) was a dandelion girl