Words & Music: Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Amy Grant Words & Music: Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Amy Grant Words Here we are on a boat out on the sea Here we are on a boat out on the sea Here we are on a boat out on the sea Off the coast of Africa Off the coast of Africa Off the coast of Africa Heading for peaceful shores Heading for peaceful shores Heading for peaceful shores With a cast of strangers With a cast of strangers With a cast of strangers To an island hideaway To an island hideaway To an island hideaway I hear you telling me I hear you telling me I hear you telling me Of the place we soon will be Of the place we soon will be Of the place we soon will be A rebirth from life's demise A rebirth from life's demise A rebirth from life's demise Where the world is still--it's ideal Where the world is still--it's ideal Where the world is still--it's ideal Anything you dream is real Anything you dream is real Anything you dream is real It's Hotel Paradise It's Hotel Paradise It's Hotel Paradise And you say it's nice And you say it's nice And you say it's nice (when you run to) (when you run to) (when you run to) Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Leave the pain far behind you Leave the pain far behind you Leave the pain far behind you Hoping it won't find you in Hoping it won't find you in Hoping it won't find you in Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away You say it's there that you can run You say it's there that you can run You say it's there that you can run From the one inside of you From the one inside of you From the one inside of you La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la So here we are on an island in the sea So here we are on an island in the sea So here we are on an island in the sea Near the coast of Africa Near the coast of Africa Near the coast of Africa And when it's right--Lamu nights, And when it's right--Lamu nights, And when it's right--Lamu nights, They can be so inviting They can be so inviting They can be so inviting Heaven here on earth Heaven here on earth Heaven here on earth But I hear you telling me But I hear you telling me But I hear you telling me This is everything you need This is everything you need This is everything you need Well, I don't think it's true Well, I don't think it's true Well, I don't think it's true 'Cause the way you feel isn't real 'Cause the way you feel isn't real 'Cause the way you feel isn't real You attempt to try and fill You attempt to try and fill You attempt to try and fill the void that's digging thru the void that's digging thru the void that's digging thru And it's killing you (when you run to) And it's killing you (when you run to) And it's killing you (when you run to) Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Tho' that pain was behind you Tho' that pain was behind you Tho' that pain was behind you It can even find you in It can even find you in It can even find you in Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Because you never can run Because you never can run Because you never can run From the one inside of you From the one inside of you From the one inside of you I hear you telling me I hear you telling me I hear you telling me Of the place we soon will be Of the place we soon will be Of the place we soon will be A rebirth from life's demise A rebirth from life's demise A rebirth from life's demise Where the world is still--it's ideal Where the world is still--it's ideal Where the world is still--it's ideal Anything you dream is real Anything you dream is real Anything you dream is real It's Hotel Paradise It's Hotel Paradise It's Hotel Paradise And you say it's nice And you say it's nice And you say it's nice (when you run to) (when you run to) (when you run to) Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Leave the pain far behind you Leave the pain far behind you Leave the pain far behind you Hoping it won't find you in Hoping it won't find you in Hoping it won't find you in Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Tho' that pain was behind you Tho' that pain was behind you Tho' that pain was behind you It can even find you in It can even find you in It can even find you in Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Lamu--far away Because you never can run Because you never can run Because you never can run From the one inside of you From the one inside of you From the one inside of you