You haven’t been gone too long now

Just for a breath of air

To breathe in island tradewinds in the rain

And from my window I can see

your drizzle dampened hair

as I await your wet return,

return to me

 

Under a big fat moon that hangs where the stars are

There’s nowhere in this world I’d rather be

Than under a big fat moon spun of silk and silver water

Up where the clouds are thin

And stars have broken free

 

The headlights on the distant road

illuminate a memory

of  highway songs and stories I once knew

Now it’s just music in my head

Those days are gone and every

road I travel winds its way to you

 

Under a big fat moon that hangs where the stars are

There’s nowhere in this world I’d rather be

Than under a big fat moon spun of silk and silver water

Up where the clouds are thin

And stars have broken free

 

(Bridge)  You bring bouquets of blooming jasmine

                drenched in your hands

                and lay them on my pillow

                You carry fistfuls of the moonlight

                 Shining in your hands

                 And then you splash it over us

 

From my open window we can breathe

rainy island air and hear the

music of the dark and rising sea

 

Under a big fat moon

It hangs where the stars are

Come close your sleepy eyes and lie with me

Under a big fat moon spun of silk and silver water

Up where the clouds are thin

And clouds have broken free

Up where the clouds are thin

And clouds have broken free

 

Mahina moko polu polu oh