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Wether you're in L.A., sunny laid back L.A.
Wether you in New York, comfort 'round your block
Wether you're in the UK, where the sky is dark
and the grass is kinda green , you know like central park.
Still my favorite place in this whole wide world
has got to be in the middle of the ocean floor.
I see you poking out the ocean.
Paradise on earth.
The 50th State - What?! Hawaii
(A nuclear disaster might be on our way, I don't care I'm in the USA).
Whether you're drunk or stoned or we're sober and old.
If I'm with you I'm a happy man.
If you feel safe and cold while you count your gold.
If your problem is you can't find your remote control.
Still my favorite person in the whole wide world
is the woman who can understand every word
and when she speaks to me she makes me see the whole wide world
as my favorite place. Hawaii.
We got it made. Yes, I know.
Can we go by plane or boat.
Wether you take it slow or you let me go.
Wether you tell me something that I did not know.
Wether you’re neat and polite or you scream and fight.
Wether you keep something from me that I would not like.
Still my favorite attitude in this whole wide world so far
Is the friendly spirit or an iron heart,
like the way folks are in whis most special place.
I don’t care what happens, I’m taking a plane to...
Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii,
Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii.
Kauai or Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.
Maui and the big guy, aka Hawaii.
(Cut off from Malaysia back in who knows when...)
Oh, we got kinda lost, but my god, what a place.
I profess, Airforce jets cannot take away my soul.
Wether you in New York, comfort 'round your block
Wether you're in the UK, where the sky is dark
and the grass is kinda green , you know like central park.
Still my favorite place in this whole wide world
has got to be in the middle of the ocean floor.
I see you poking out the ocean.
Paradise on earth.
The 50th State - What?! Hawaii
(A nuclear disaster might be on our way, I don't care I'm in the USA).
Whether you're drunk or stoned or we're sober and old.
If I'm with you I'm a happy man.
If you feel safe and cold while you count your gold.
If your problem is you can't find your remote control.
Still my favorite person in the whole wide world
is the woman who can understand every word
and when she speaks to me she makes me see the whole wide world
as my favorite place. Hawaii.
We got it made. Yes, I know.
Can we go by plane or boat.
Wether you take it slow or you let me go.
Wether you tell me something that I did not know.
Wether you’re neat and polite or you scream and fight.
Wether you keep something from me that I would not like.
Still my favorite attitude in this whole wide world so far
Is the friendly spirit or an iron heart,
like the way folks are in whis most special place.
I don’t care what happens, I’m taking a plane to...
Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii,
Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii.
Kauai or Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.
Maui and the big guy, aka Hawaii.
(Cut off from Malaysia back in who knows when...)
Oh, we got kinda lost, but my god, what a place.
I profess, Airforce jets cannot take away my soul.
Lyrics submitted by el_STORM
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In response to ActlikeRomans, I agree that for this song the Strokes totally stole the riff from the organ part in Tally Ho. I have no problem with them doing so; actually, I'm glad they did because Hawaii is a song that really moves me. The lead singer does an excellent job with the vocals, particularly at the song's climax as he seems to have channeled the ghost of Joey Ramone quite perfectly.
"Still my favorite place in this whole wide world has got to be in the middle of the ocean's floor"
Still my favorite person in the whole wide world
is the woman who can understand every word
and when she speaks to me she makes me see the whole wide world
as my favorite place. Hawaii.
That's what I've always thought this song was about.
i also think its about hawaii.
love the song tho.
Whether we're drunk or stoned or we're sober and old.
love that part
Its about Hawaii
There I've said it