Sister
Caylee Hammack Lyrics
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Said I was gorgeous, hard to believe for a kid
Who was living in your shadow
Beauty queen idol, superhero in red lipstick
You′ve always been taller, easy to look up to
Sneakin' me a dollar sneakin′ out your bedroom
Learned to do my makeup, how to put my hair up
Sister
All the secrets and sweaters that we kept
All the hearts and the cars, somehow we wrecked
Didn't know what we had when we had it
Sister
Oh, when did you make yourself lonely?
Thinkin' you ain′t got nobody
When you got me, you got me
Sister, oh, sister, oh, sister, ooh
I thought I found a good one, didn′t have a damn clue
He left me in the driveway, I ran in and called you
I couldn't stop crying, so you brought the wine in
And said, "If you hate him, I hate him too"
Sister
All the secrets and sweaters that we kept
All the hearts and the cars, somehow we wrecked
Didn′t know what we had when we had it
Sister
Oh, when did you make yourself lonely?
Thinkin' you ain′t got nobody
When you got me, you got me
Sister, oh, sister, oh, sister, oh
Blood is thicker than water
And we'll keep each other from ever going under, ooh
Blood is thicker than water
And we′ll keep each other from ever going under
Sister
All the secrets and sweaters that we kept
All the hearts and the cars, somehow we wrecked
Didn't know what we had when we had it
Sister
Oh, when did you make yourself lonely?
Thinking you ain't got nobody
But you got me, you got me
Sister, sister
Sister, oh, sister, oh, oh
In the song "Sister" by Caylee Hammack, the lyrics talk about the bond between two sisters. The first verse describes a scenario where the younger sister is being given compliments about her looks by her older sister, who is someone she has always looked up to. The older sister has been someone the younger sister has always admired and has learned from in terms of makeup and how to style her hair. The chorus talks about the secrets and moments that they shared as sisters, including heartbreaks, and how they didn't realize how special they were until it was too late. The second verse describes a time when the younger sister was heartbroken and calls her older sister in tears, who shows up with a bottle of wine and consoles her. The song's overall message is about the special bond that sisters share and how important it is to cherish these relationships while you have them.
Line by Line Meaning
You saw me in the morning before any boy ever did
You were the first person to see me in the morning, even before boys, and told me I was beautiful, which was hard to believe as a kid because I always lived in your shadow as my beauty queen idol and superhero in red lipstick.
You’ve always been taller, easy to look up to
You’ve always been taller than me, someone I’ve always looked up to figuratively and literally.
Sneakin’ me a dollar sneakin’ out your bedroom
You’d sneak me a dollar every now and then when you were sneaking out of the bedroom.
Learned to do my makeup, how to put my hair up
I learned how to do my own makeup and put my hair up from watching and learning from you.
Spent my whole life just watching you
I’ve spent my entire life just watching and learning from you, my older sister.
All the secrets and sweaters that we kept
We’ve kept all of our secrets and even shared sweaters with each other.
All the hearts and the cars, somehow we wrecked
We’ve somehow managed to wreck all the hearts and cars in our lives.
Didn’t know what we had when we had it
We never fully realized what we had when we had each other until it was gone.
Oh, when did you make yourself lonely?
I wonder when you made yourself so lonely, thinking you don't have anyone when you have me.
Thinkin' you ain′t got nobody
You've been thinking you don't have anyone in your life, when in reality, you have me.
When you got me, you got me
When you have me in your life, you have me for everything and anything you need.
Blood is thicker than water
The bond between us as sisters is stronger and thicker than any kind of bond with friends or acquaintances.
And we'll keep each other from ever going under
We'll always be there for each other, supporting and helping each other through thick and thin.
Writer(s): William Blake Bollinger, April Camille Cushman, Caylee Anna Hammack
Contributed by Cooper G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jamie Duncan
You're an amazing artist I don't usually comment on videos, however I listened to this song about a week ago and I cannot put into words how your music literally touched my completely shattered heart💔. I lost my big sister suddenly this April and now I am caring for her 3 children and I will just say it is still raw and unreal to me, but listening to this song gives me a small sense of comfort...like she's still here. So thank you so much for sharing your amazing talents with the world I genuinely love every song on this album, you can hear your truth in the lyrics! Thank you so much again. Best wishes to you, I'll be listening!
Andrea Ayers
I sent this to my sister and she said she needed it. Thank you 😊
#underrated #queen
Crystal Denton
This song brought me to tears. There's nothing I wouldn't do for my big little sister, Tashia.
I've taken ass whoopings for her. Whooped ass for her. And worked my ass off for the last 5 years to do everything in my power to make sure she never stepped foot inside of prison. No regrets.
She may not have been born of my blood, but she's been there as far as I can remember. Our parents were married when we were 4. (She's 2 months younger and a foot taller).
She will never know just how much I love her.
Lynette
If you send her this song with the words 'dedicated to you', she WILL know.
E Alex
SAME
Sagu Keju
I don't even have a sister but this song still managed to make me tear up
Shaquyla
This is such a beautiful song, with every lyric I couldn't stop thinking about the love I have for my little sisters.
Jasmine
I'm going to sing this at my sisters wedding
She doesnt even have a boyfriend but ive decided 😂
Jeannette Dodge
Beautiful song, reminds me of what I had with my older Brother and Sister. Lost my Sister in 2005 and Brother in 2016. Both to heart problems life is short, I'm just thankful we were close growing up. ❤
Brittany H
Caylee when I was younger I wrote song lyrics and always dreamed of someone singing them. And I can definitely relate to your music. I got the honor to hearing live when you toured with Miranda Lambert last year. And I am a fan! This is my new favorite song girl!