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Introduction: G F C D G F C D G G C C G G C C
G
The light was leaving and the west it was blue
C G
The children's laughter sang
And skipping just like the stones they threw
C
Their voices echoed across the way
D
It's getting late
G F C D
It was just another night with a sunset and a
G F C D
moonrise not so far behind to give us just enough light
G F C D
To lay down underneath the stars listen to papa's translations
G F C D
Of the stories across the sky, we drew our own constellations
G
The west winds often last too long
C G
The wind may calm down nothing ever feels the same
Sheltered under the Kamani tree
C G
Waiting for the passing rain
Clouds keep moving to uncover the scene
C G
Stars above us chasing the day away
To find the stories that we sometimes need
C
Listen close enough
C D
All else fades, fades away
G F C D
It was just another night with a sunset and a
G F C D
moonrise not so far behind to give us just enough light
G F C D
To lay down underneath the stars listen to papa's translations
G F C D
Of the stories across the sky, we drew our own constellations