[Verse]
Sun beats down like a hammer on the land
She's draggin' her feet kickin' up the sand
Little voice whinin' Daddy I'm done
Her legs too short for this kind of run
[Verse 2]
Sweat drips down she's tuggin' my sleeve
She looks up at me beggin' please oh please
Her face all red her patience thin
She ain't built for this heat we're in
[Chorus]
Carry me Daddy I'm tired can't you see
This ain't the way it's supposed to be
Long walks in the sun ain't what I dream
Pick me up Daddy it's hotter than it seems
[Verse 3]
She's got that pout that could break a stone
A stubborn streak but she ain't full grown
Still I laugh as I scoop her high
Her giggle's worth the ache in my spine
[Verse 4]
Dusty roads stretch like an old cracked map
Her head on my shoulder her hands in my lap
She ain't no walker when the sun's ablaze
But I love her more for her stubborn ways
[Bridge]
Every step I take with her on my back
Is a memory carved into life's track
She might moan she might cry
But she's my girl till the day I die