One Foot On Sand By Justin Kawika Young
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2One Foot on Sand
By Justin Kawika Young
Intro:
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Oli:
Eia Hawai'i (Behold Hawai'i)
He moku (An island)
He kanaka (A man)
He kanaka Hawai'i e (A Hawaiian man)
'Anno'ai me ke aloha nui e Hawai'i (Greetings with great love Hawai'i)
Aloha no e ku'u one hanau e, (Love indeed to Hawai’i the sands of my birth)
Aloha e, aloha e, aloha e (Love...)
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On may own, on the wind
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A moment ends and one begins
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Sense of freedom over the sea
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But I watch my home get further from me
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Sometimes I reach to meet the clouds
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But I always keep one foot on the ground
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My horizons widening
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But nights are cold here, sometimes lonely
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Eyes are open, so much to see
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But sometimes they long for familiarity
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