Lyrics
Verse 1
Sun was sinking in Waikīkī...
Tiki torches all aglow...
ʻukulele softly playing...
Fire dancers lit the night.
I was dancing with the fire...
Spinning flames into the night...
Then across the firelight...
I saw you smiling back at me...
Everything felt just right.
Pre-Chorus
Couldn't look away...
Forgot what I was doing...
Lost my rhythm...
Lost my cool...
Forgot the fire...
Acted like one fool.
Chorus
Island Firelight...
Burning oh so bright...
Found the girl of my dreams...
Set my grass skirt alight.
Island Firelight...
Love was shining bright...
Grass skirt on fire...
So was my heart for you.
Verse 2
Everybody started laughing...
As I jumped around in flames...
Somebody grabbed a bucket...
Everybody stopped and stared...
You came running over smiling...
Helped me put the fire out...
Looked me in the eyes and whispered...
"I still like you."
Bridge
Now every Friday evening...
When the tiki torches glow...
You still laugh about that fire...
That's how I met you.
Final Chorus
Island Firelight...
Burning oh so bright...
Funny how one little spark...
Changed my whole life.
Island Firelight...
Under island skies above...
Caught my skirt on fire...
Found my island love.
Outro
Some folks remember the fire...
I remember...
That smile.
Lyrics provided by Haupia Telegraph.