Where You Are Song Lyrics
Vaiana, make way, make way!Vaiana, it’s time you knewThe village of Motunui isAll you needThe dancers are practisingThey dance to an ancient song(Who needs a new song? This old one’s all we need)This tradition is our missionAnd Vaiana, there’s so much to do(Make way!)Don’t trip on the taro rootThat’s all you needWe share everything we make(We make)We joke and we weave our baskets(Aha!)The fishermen come back from the sea
I wanna see
Don’t walk awayVaiana, stay on the ground nowOur people will need a chiefAnd there you are
There comes a dayWhen you’re gonna look aroundAnd realize happiness isWhere you are
Consider the coconut(The what?)Consider its treeWe use each part of the coconutThat’s all we need
We make our nets from the fibers(We make our nets from the fibers)The water is sweet inside(The water is sweet inside)We use the leaves to build fires(We use the leaves to build fires)We cook up the meat inside(We cook up the meat inside)
Consider the coconuts(Consider the coconuts)The trunks and the leaves(Ha!)The island gives us what we need
And no one leaves
That’s right, we stayWe’re safe and we’re well providedAnd when we look to the futureThere you are
You’ll be okayIn time you’ll learn just as I didYou must find happiness rightWhere you are
I like to dance with the waterThe undertow and the wavesThe water is mischievousHa! I like how it misbehavesThe village may think I’m crazyOr say that I drift too farBut once you know what you like, wellThere you areYou are your father’s daughterStubbornness and prideMind what he says but rememberYou may hear a voice insideAnd if the voice starts to whisperTo follow the farthest starMoana, that voice inside isWho you are
We make our nets from the fibers(We weave our nets from the fibers)The water is sweet inside(And we taste the sweet inside)We use the leaves to build fires(We sing these songs in our choir)We cook up the meat inside(We have mouths to feed inside)
The village believes in us(That’s right!)The village believes(Ha!)The island gives us what we needAnd no one leaves
So here I’ll stayMy home, my people beside meAnd when I think of tomorrowThere we are
I’ll lead the wayI’ll have my people to guide meWe’ll build our future togetherWhere we are
Cause every path leads you back toWhere you areYou can find happiness right –Where you areWhere you are