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Snatched From The Jaws Of Paradise

from The Cannon Porter Project by The Cannon Porter Project

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The first track release by The Cannon Porter Project.
© Written by Joe Cannon.
Holidays in the sun… Hawaii 1992
Big thanks to Neil and Kevin for their support and encouragement getting this one lei'd down.

lyrics

Falling water, forests are raining with trees
Washed my face in the surf, in the sun, in the scent on the afternoon breeze
Lost my heart there, swallowed and dived
Truth to tell I was lost the first day I arrived

Snatched from the jaws of paradise,
The place, where I always wanted to be
Do you wanna go back to Hawaii with me

Sad old sea bug washed up on Waimea Bay
Got capsized on a blue moonlight swim, ke aloha, aloha ‘oe
Drove up Haleakalā to watch the sun rise
Cold, blind and dark in the clouds, low and thick as pea soup in our eyes

Snatched from the jaws of paradise,
The place, where I always wanted to be
Do you wanna go back to Hawaii with me

Ride the pipeline over Ko’olau Range
Wahi a wā, waiting for the winds to change
Muana Ulu, one small step it looks like we’re walking on the moon
God I need to get back to Hawaii soon

Diamond Head behind dawn with a reefer for two
Catch my breath, chokin, laughing, I’m stringing along kīkā kī hōʻalu
Cross my heart and hope not to die
Wahi pana, my spirit was so happy there and then I… was

Snatched from the jaws of paradise,
Place I never wanted to leave
Do you wanna go back to Hawaii with me

credits

from The Cannon Porter Project, track released May 29, 2023
Joe Cannon - words & music, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Neil Porter - bass guitar
Roger Ilott - pedal steel guitar
Lee Williams - ukulele
John Drews - keyboards
Kevin Purdy - post production, editing, mixing & drums
Mastered by William Bowden (King Willy Sound)

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Neil Porter Pambula Beach, Australia

Singer songwriter from Pambula Beach in Australia.

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