Lyrics
Intro
Aloha e
Aloha e
Aloha e
Verse 1
Flip flops clicking on the hot black road
Found a mango
Ready to explode
Poli'ahu's blanket
Cooling off the summit
High above the valley where the red birds plummet
My old green truck
Only works in gear
Checking the tides
Without any fear
Pre-Chorus
Ua mau
Ke ea o ka ʻāina
In the righteous way
We live and we find a
Reason to breathe
Reason to stay
Chorus
This is the island way
Simple lives
Happy days
Where the salt stays in your hair
Pua lani
Everywhere
This is the island way
Kumu says
Find your place
Underneath the banyan tree
That is where you will find me
Post-Chorus
Mm mm
La la la
Ku'u ipo
La la la
Verse 2
Ike wau
I ka nani
Sweet smell of white ginger
Passing through the forest
Deep within the green
Never felt a spirit quite so clean
Grandpa tells a tale
By the open fire
While the sparks fly higher
Pre-Chorus
Ua mau
Ke ea o ka ʻāina
In the righteous way
We live and we find a
Reason to breathe
Reason to stay
Chorus
This is the island way
Simple lives
Happy days
Where the salt stays in your hair
Pua lani
Everywhere
This is the island way
Kumu says
Find your place
Underneath the banyan tree
That is where you will find me
Bridge
Blue water
Blue sky
Blue horizons
Caught within my eye
I know where I belong
I know the words to the song
Mai ka piʻina a ka mea
Everything is Pono here
Peace is the name of the land
Writing my name in the sand
Chorus
This is the island way
Simple lives
Happy days
Where the salt stays in your hair
Pua lani
Everywhere
This is the island way
Kumu says
Find your place
Underneath the banyan tree
That is where you will find me
Post-Chorus
Mm mm
La la la
Ku'u ipo
La la la
Chorus
This is the island way
Simple lives
Happy days
Where the salt stays in your hair
Pua lani
Everywhere
This is the island way
Kumu says
Find your place
Underneath the banyan tree
That is where you will find me
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