[Verse 1] Long-hauling down the fifty-five His belly dreamed of a spicy torta Never done right at a roadside dive One day he stopped his old transporta Outside the door of a little lonchería Stood black hair tied back, a soft querida A sweet sonrisa, and her voice was low Now every trip had a place to go [Pre-Chorus] The two shared a fiery heat No need for the habanero Then a flash of a ring as he sat in his chair Nothing said, because it wouldn’t be fair [Chorus] He knew love stirred in his soul One more plate, one more mañana He’d take that rig any place it rolled Neither thought it was theirs to say Feelings locked behind their smiles So that trucker drove the lonely miles [Verse 2] Carnitas came hot to the table Words stayed quiet, misunderstood The ring he feared was just a fable She often wondered if they could He must have built some other life Still, he never mentioned a wife [Pre-Chorus] The two shared a fiery heat No need for the sauce A glimpse of a ring, a skipped heartbeat Nothing said, so they counted the cost [Chorus] Love stayed locked in his soul One more meal, one more mañana He’d take that rig any place it rolled Neither thought it was theirs to say Feelings hidden in their smiles That trucker drove the lonely miles [Bridge] On his last haul through About to bid his final adiós Neither knew just what to do She raised her hand to wipe her tears And he saw no wedding ring "Fool," she said, "that’s the wrong finger" Hearts went from sinking to soaring One hard mistake, but not too late [Final Chorus] Love unlocked in two old souls No counting all the years gone past She flipped cerrado on the window He sold his rig, no more crossing the border She still smiles when she takes his order Then reaches out her hand to hold No more lonely miles, mi amor [Outro] [Tololoche bass and brushed snare outro] Love had turned a brand-new page Real life played On the lonchería stage [fadeout]
