Lamu Lyrics - Singles - Michael W. Smith

Words & music: michael w. smith, wayne kirkpatrick, and amy grant 

Here we are on a boat out on the sea 

off the coast of africa 

heading for peaceful shores 

with a cast of strangers 

to an island hideaway 

i hear you telling me 

of the place we soon will be 

a rebirth from life's demise 

where the world is still--it's ideal 

anything you dream is real 

it's hotel paradise 

and you say it's nice 

(when you run to) 

lamu--far away 

leave the pain far behind you 

hoping it won't find you in 

lamu--far away 

you say it's there that you can run 

from the one inside of you 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la 

la la la la la la la la la la 

So here we are on an island in the sea 

near the coast of africa 

and when it's right--lamu nights, 

they can be so inviting 

heaven here on earth 

but i hear you telling me 

this is everything you need 

well, i don't think it's true 

'cause the way you feel isn't real 

you attempt to try and fill 

the void that's digging thru 

and it's killing you (when you run to) 

Lamu--far away 

tho' that pain was behind you 

it can even find you in 

lamu--far away 

because you never can run 

from the one inside of you 

I hear you telling me 

of the place we soon will be 

a rebirth from life's demise 

where the world is still--it's ideal 

anything you dream is real 

it's hotel paradise 

and you say it's nice 

(when you run to) 

Lamu--far away 

leave the pain far behind you 

hoping it won't find you in 

lamu--far away 

tho' that pain was behind you 

it can even find you in 

lamu--far away 

because you never can run 

from the one inside of you 

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