Composed By: Patrick Downes
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I sit somewhere along the bay and stare at islands far away
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Their gray and misty outlines appear way out to sea
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But clouds are never what they seem and far off winds dissolve my dreams
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I do believe this ocean is far too wide for me
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With Honolulu on my mind and someone there I left behind
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I wish that there were someway to walk across the sea
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It seems to me I always lose when fighting any homesick blues
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I do believe this ocean is far too wide for me
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I wish I could be watching those blue waters flow
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As the tradewinds blow all the clouds away
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And you would be there, sweet and lovely by my side
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As the sea birds glide and the palm trees sway
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But there is little I can do except to dream when I’m feeling blue
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It seems that there are some things that are not meant to be
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As I get up I feel a chill what this place needs is getting used to still
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I do believe this ocean is far too wide for me
