[Verse 1] You came in dust and gold Hair tied up in the heat Water flask half full Laughing at the cracked-up seat I saw you kick the road Like it owed you something sweet [Pre-Chorus] And the sky kept leaning down Like it wanted in your eyes You said, "I know this place" Then you smiled like a prize [Chorus] Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You make the dry air sing Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You turn a hard road into spring [Verse 2] Boot prints in the salt By the fence with bent-up wire You bit into a peach Like you’d never been tired I held the paper map You said, "Baby, toss it, try" [Pre-Chorus] So we took the long way home Past the thorn and broken stone You were fire in a can You were bold to the bone [Chorus] Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You make the dry air sing Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You turn a hard road into spring [Bridge] When the wind got mean You just lifted your chin Said, "I’ve seen worse than this" And you walked right in Now the moon looks pale Next to the way you glow I was lost out there Till you made it feel like home [Chorus] Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You make the dry air sing Girl in the desert Girl in the desert You turn a hard road into spring [Outro] Dust on your boots Sun on your skin Girl in the desert Do it again (do it again)
