Lyrics
Verse 1
High noon heat on the Waimānalo sand,
Plate lunch heavy in my hand.
Sweat rolling down, nowhere to hide,
That chicken gave me the side-eye.
The smell of lunch on the ocean breeze...
She walked over smiling underneath the trees.
I got chicken skin when she smiled my way...
Didn't know she'd leave by the end of the day.
Pre-Chorus
Turned around for just one kiss,
That crazy bird couldn't wait for this.
One quick grab...
One flap...
He was gone.
Chorus
Chicken stole my plate lunch,
Wave stole my surfboard too,
By the time the sun was setting...
My wahine said, "We're through."
Some days you just can't win,
No matter what you do...
Chicken stole my plate lunch,
And my wahine said, "We're through."
Verse 2
I chased that chicken halfway down the beach,
My longboard drifted out beyond my reach.
One clean set rolled in with the tide,
Took my favorite board for a ride.
Grabbed her slippah...
Took my shot...
Missed that chicken...
Hit the spot...
Right on somebody's beach towel...
Couple rows away...
Now I lost my plate lunch...
And her slippah in one day.
Turned around covered in sweat and sand,
She just shook her head and waved her hand.
Said, "Maybe someday you'll catch a clue..."
Then smiled goodbye...
And I knew.
Bridge
The ocean breeze cooled,
The sky turned gold,
Some stories never get old.
You laugh or cry...
That's island life...
Guess today it picked on me.
Lose your lunch,
Lose your board,
Lose your girl,
Still thank the Lord.
Final Chorus
Chicken stole my plate lunch,
Wave stole my surfboard too,
By the time the sun was setting...
My wahine said, "We're through."
Tomorrow's another sunrise,
Another sky so blue...
I'll grab another plate lunch...
But I'm watching that chicken too.
Outro
Waimānalo...
Ocean breeze blowing free...
That chicken's still giving...
The side-eye...
Looking right at me.
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