Jack Johnson: "Constellations" Lyrics

the light was leaving and the west it was blue

the children's laughter sayin they're skippin' just like the stones they threw

the voices echoed across the ways it's gettin late



it was just another night with the sunset and

the moonrise not so far behind

to give us just enough light

to lay down underneath the stars listening to

papa's translations of the stories accross the sky to do our own constellations



The west winds often last too long

but when they come down nothing ever feels the same

Sheltered under the kamani tree waiting for the passing rain

clouds keep moving to uncover the sea

stars above us chasing the day away

To find the stories that we sometimes need

listen close enough all else fades

fades away



it was just another night with the sunset and

the moonrise not so far behind

to give us just enough light

to lay down underneath the stars listening to

all the translations of the stories accross the sky to do our own constellations