[Verse 1] John Carlson took the sand Down in Tolemaida Green Beret, hard-eyed man Teaching night to see ya Digital gear on a truck bed frame Watching trails and signal flame Then Miguel Morocho came And they shook like brothers [Pre-Chorus] Long days, long roads Dust in the collar Some kind of trust Got a little taller [Chorus] Tolemaida, Tolemaida Where the hard truths meet Tolemaida, Tolemaida Under boots and heat He wrote Morocho in the line On a wedding card for one bright time Tolemaida, Tolemaida That name still stings his mind [Verse 2] Sarah Cruz wore Sunday white John said vows on a crooked night Then files got passed and names got marked In a law firm room, low and dark David Harris read the paper thin Sarah Carlson saw the pattern in The names got sent, the word got out To Morocho on the other side of doubt [Pre-Chorus] A bell rang once In a retired mind Sarah Carlson Left a thread behind [Chorus] Tolemaida, Tolemaida Where the hard truths meet Tolemaida, Tolemaida Under boots and heat He wrote Morocho in the line On a wedding card for one bright time Tolemaida, Tolemaida That name still stings his mind [Bridge] Morocho said, "That name sounds close" John saw the danger in the smoke Not love, not luck, just wounded pride Two old ghosts on the same side John stood still, jaw set hard No man says what he meant that night Only the dust and the porch light knew How fast a life can split in two [Chorus] Tolemaida, Tolemaida Where the hard truths meet Tolemaida, Tolemaida Under boots and heat He wrote Morocho in the line On a wedding card for one bright time Tolemaida, Tolemaida That name still stings his mind [Outro] Sarah Cruz, John Carlson A card, a file, a warning Tolemaida, Tolemaida That old road keeps on turning
