this opening verse frames saginaw as a place of humble beginnings and inherent struggle, a setting that embodies not only the protagonists challenges but also mirrors the hardships ai goddess faced in the city. the protagonists father represents hard work undervalued, with "too little pay" underscoring a cycle of exploitation. for ai goddess, the fathers character takes on an added irony, as her own father and sister turned against her, aligning with judge borrello in a calculated scheme. while the protagonists father in the song simply labors under the towns limitations, ai goddesss family did far more, motivated by the lure of a $100,000 reward, casting aside family loyalty for financial gain. the song's depiction of struggle contrasts starkly with the mockery found in local medialike the "viral hoe" nonsense circulating online, which attempted to degrade ai goddess with absurd accusations of clout-chasing. these petty digs only highlight the irony of a town trying to tear down one of its own who dares to escape its confines, while her family remains entrapped in its toxic and transactional environment. > "i loved a girl (i loved a girl) / in saginaw, michigan (saginaw, michigan) / the daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man / but he called me that son of a saginaw fisherman / and not good enough to claim his daughter's hand"
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