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"Many of you, hopefully, recognize the chorus and bridge of this song. It's from James
Taylor's classic 'Carolina In My Mind'. I've always loved that song and can relate to the longing for home expressed in it. I updated it with different verses and with island references."
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Islands In My Mind
Might as well be a million miles away
The ocean makes it seem that way
Seems like nothing here is the same
And when I'm longing for that place
I pick up my `ukulele and I sing a song from home
Close my eyes and drift away back to where I belong
If you find that I have gone,
I'm going to the islands in my mind...
CHORUS:
In my mind I'm going to the islands
Can't you feel the sunshine, can't you just hear the moonshine?
‘Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind
Said I'm going to the islands in my mind
Some days are harder to get through
Even when the sun is shining and the skies are blue
Seems like no place can compare to you
So what's a homesick local boy to do?
I pick up my `ukulele and I sing a song from home
Close my eyes and set my course back to where I belong
If you find that I have gone,
I'm going to the islands in my mind...
CHORUS
With a holy host of others standing around me
Still I feel I'm on the dark side of the moon
And it seems like I'm gonna be like this forever
You must forgive me if I've up and gone to the islands in my mind...
CHORUS
I'm going to the islands,
I'm going to the islands,
I'm going to the islands in my mind.
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