Lyrics
I took a trip down to the shores of Tahiti
I traveled to the Tahitian shores
I met a girl walking along the sand
Encountered a girl walking on the beach
I never thought for a guy like me, love would come so easy
Unexpectedly found love as a possibility for someone like me
I said to her that "I want to be your man"
Expressed my desire to be her partner
But she turned her head away from me
She turned away, rejecting my advances
And told me this could never be
She communicated that a relationship was not possible
And then she left without telling why
She departed without explaining
(Chorus):
Chorus begins
Cool breeze, cool off my burning heart
Desire for a soothing breeze to calm intense emotions
And blow away the misty reason that keeps us apart
Wishing for the breeze to dispel the unclear reasons keeping them apart
Cool breeze, blow all my thoughts away
Asking the breeze to clear away troubling thoughts
For she's on my mind by night and by day
She occupies thoughts both day and night
I had to know, so I went to her father's plantation
Investigating by going to her father's plantation
And there he stood, leaning against the door
Encountering her father leaning against the door
I said "Please, won't you give me some kind of explanation?"
Seeking an explanation from her father
But all he said was "She won't be here no more
Her father revealing she won't be around anymore
For she's on the ship that sailed away"
She's on a ship that has sailed away
But why she's gone, he wouldn't say
Her father withholding reasons for her departure
I wonder if she'll ever return
Contemplating if she will ever return
(Repeat chorus)
Repeat of the chorus
Cool breeze, cool off my burning heart
Reiteration of the desire for a cooling breeze
And blow away the misty reason that keeps us apart
Reiterating the wish for the breeze to dispel reasons causing separation
Cool breeze
Final mention of the cooling breeze
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