[Verse 1]
Sand in my shoes
salt on my skin
first step off the plane
breathe the island in
Children by the roadside
laughing at my stride
a stray dog sleeping
in the patch of shade beside
[Chorus]
And the Trinidad tide rolls in, rolls out
washing every doubt from my restless mind
I came with a suitcase full of fear and pride
but I’m leaving with a lighter heart inside
on the Trinidad tide
[Verse 2]
Old blue church
paint peeling from the door
wooden pews leaning
on a cracked tile floor
Hands raised quiet
faces lined and bright
someone starts singing
and the roof fills up with light
[Chorus]
And the Trinidad tide rolls in, rolls out
washing every doubt from my restless mind
I came with a suitcase full of fear and pride
but I’m leaving with a lighter heart inside
on the Trinidad tide
[Bridge]
I spoke His name in a borrowed tongue (oh)
stumbled words, but the meaning still came through
They took my hands, said
“Brother, He’s been here
been here, waiting here for you”
[Chorus]
And the Trinidad tide rolls in, rolls out
washing every doubt from my restless mind
I came to be giving, but I came to find
Jesus in the faces standing in that line
on the Trinidad tide
[Outro]
Palm trees fading
as the plane starts to climb
but that ocean keeps singing
somewhere in my spine
Trinidad tide
still pulling at my heart
pulling me back to the start