From the recording Good Old Days
Lyrics
[Intro]
You came to me where the palm trees swayed,
Soft brown eyes in the light of day.
I thought I’d teach you how to stay,
But you showed me love another way.
[Verse 2]
They say a Kahu guards with care,
A soul that’s trusted, a love to bear.
Not an owner, not apart
But keeper of another heart.
[Pre-Chorus]
Every breeze whispers your name,
Every sunset feels the same.
The ocean knows we’ll never part,
You’re my Kahu of the Heart.
[Chorus]
You are the keeper of my soul,
You made my broken spirit whole.
Through the tide and every start,
You’re my Kahu of the Heart.
And I’ll h'oomau--keep our love alive,
Forever and beyond the sky.
[Verse 3]
Raindrops fall where you used to run,
I see your shadow in the sun.
Love like this can’t drift apart,
It lives in me--my beating heart.
[Bridge]
If love’s a wave, we’ll ride it home,
Past the stars where angels roam.
You guard my dreams when we’re apart--
Still my Kahu of the Heart.
[Chorus]
You are the keeper of my soul,
You made my broken spirit whole.
Through the tide and every start,
You’re my Kahu of the Heart.
And I’ll h'oomau--till time drifts apart,
Forever my Kahu of the Heart.
[Outro]
“What a Kahu protects… is not their property.
What they protect… is a part of their soul.”