Sierra
Cursive Lyrics

In the desert,
The song is set in a desert environment

Where the cities are made of gold,
The cities in the desert are making a lot of money

There's a girl playing hopscotch with pink ribbon pigtails.
A little girl is playing hopscotch with pink ribbons in her hair

And her mom calls out from an apartment balcony,
The girl's mother is calling out to her from their apartment balcony

"Come on, baby! Your bath is ready! It's almost time for sleep!"
The mother is telling the little girl that it is time for her bath, and that she needs to go to sleep soon

And I wonder, who's the father And I wonder what they call her-Sierra
The singer is wondering who the little girl's father is, and what her name is

Does her mother smoke or does she jog every morning?
The singer is questioning whether the little girl's mother smokes or exercises regularly

Does she drink When she thinks about me Or doesn't she need to drink?
The singer is wondering if the little girl's mother drinks when she thinks about him, or if she doesn't need to

Does she have a man Who works a nine to five Does he come home To kiss our young sierra, tuck her in And say goodnight?
The singer is questioning whether the little girl's mother has a man who works a regular job, and who comes home to kiss and tuck in the little girl

And an extra kiss for mama
The man wants to give an extra kiss to the little girl's mother

I want that kiss, that kid, that apartment I'm ready to settle down now
The singer wants to settle down and have a family with the little girl, her mother, and their apartment

So get that man out of my bed I want my daughter back now
The singer wants the little girl's father out of the picture, and wants to have his daughter with him

I want to kiss her, tuck her in, and say, "goodnight, my baby girl" Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra
The singer wants to be there for his daughter and tuck her in at night, using her name as a way of emphasizing his feelings

I'll never know Know who you are And I don't deserve to Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra
The singer knows he will never know the little girl well enough, and feels that he doesn't deserve to be in her life

My little girl We would have been so, oh, nevermind
The singer wishes he could have been there for his daughter, but knows that it is too late now

But I'm ready to settle down now Yeah I'm ready to leave that wrecking ball behind
The singer is ready to move on from his past and start a family

I could be your carpenter, And you could be my twinkling north star o'er the desert sky.
The singer wants to be there for his daughter and support her, using the metaphor of a carpenter and north star