Am Em F C
In the desert, where the cities are made of gold,
G Am F C
there's a girl playing hopscotch with pink ribbon pigtails.
Am Em F C
And her mom calls out from an apartment balcony,
G Am F C
"Come on, baby! your bath is ready! it's almost time for sleep!"
Am C E E7
And i wonder, who's the father...
Am C E E7
and i wonder what they call her
E7
Sierra
Am Em F C
does her mother smoke or does she jog every morning?
G Am F C
does she drink when she thinks about me, or doesn't she need to drink?
Am Em F C
does she have a man who works a 9 to 5
G Am F C
does he come home to kiss our young sierra, tuck her in and say goodnight?
Am C E E7
and an extra kiss for mama...
Am C E E7
i want that kiss, that kid, that apartment
F C
i'm ready to settle down now
Am G
so get that man out of my bed
F Am
i want my daughter back now
C /B E F F7
i want to kiss her, tuck her in, and say, "goodnight, my baby girl"
F7
sierra
Am Em F C
sierra sierra sierra sierra
G Am
i'll never know who you are
F C
and i don't deserve to
Am Em F C
sierra sierra sierra sierra
G
my little girl
Am F C
we would have been so...oh, nevermind
F Am
but i'm ready to settle down now
C E E7
yeah i'm ready to leave that wrecking ball behind
F Am
I could be your carpenter,
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and you could be my twinkling north star o'er the desert sky.
