Only Happens On The Islands

The waves come gently under evening stars Ke aloha mai Here come the brothers with their beach guitars And it’s time to play

Throw some driftwood on the open fire And listen to it burn We’re gonna stay here ‘til the golden hour And watch the morning sun return

That only happens on the Islands Ask anybody who’s Hawaiian Can’t find that magic on the mainland You need a sea in all directions A feeling hits you like you’ve never known And just like that, you’ve found mahalo Funny thing, but you weren’t even trying That only happens on the Islands

Hale malie, take it slowly Set your to soul to Island time That’s how we do it in Hawaii It’s the aloha state of mind

[Repeat CHORUS]

[Refrain:} You know that you weren’t even trying That only happens on the Islands

(Doug Cox/Steve Mitchell)