### The Spirit of Aloha # **Emeralds on Sapphire (The Spirit of Aloha)** **(Verse 1)** I close my eyes and travel back across the ocean wide, Remembering the moment when the plane began to glide. Below me lay the islands, glowing bright and free, Emerald jewels resting on a sapphire sea. I am so far away right now, across the endless foam, Aching for the island shores and missing my true home. **(Verse 2)** I remember stepping through the door into the open light, A rush of golden warmth wrapping round me tight. Washing off the heavy cold, bringing peace into my chest, Where every breath of tropical air welcomed me to rest. The scent of sweet plumeria and pikake in the breeze, Whispering of sanctuary through the fronds of the trees. **(Chorus)** Oh, the warmth of true **Aloha** embraced me like a friend, A love that holds the spirit with a grace that never ends. Though I am far away right now and miss it deeply so, That feeling of arriving home will never let me go. **(Verse 3)** I miss the sound of trade winds softly singing in the night, The laughter in the ocean spray, the golden evening light. For Aloha isn't just a place or blossoms in the hair— It’s the living, beating heart of love that meets you everywhere. And though I sit in distant lands, tethered to the cold, My heart remains in island arms, held within their fold. **(Bridge)** Distance cannot dim the flame or make the memory fade, Of the promise in the tropical breeze, the quiet in the shade. **Though I am far across the sea, longing for the day,** **The emerald islands wait for me to welcome me to stay.** **(Chorus)** Oh, the warmth of true **Aloha** embraced me like a friend, A love that holds the spirit with a grace that never ends. Though I am far away right now and miss it deeply so, That feeling of arriving home will never let me go. **(Outro)** Emerald jewels on sapphire blue... Far across the miles today... Breathing in Aloha's grace, though I am far away... My heart is always home.
