[Verse 1: Mike Love]
Where the sea breeze
Sways the palm trees
Paradise awaits and so does she
Reliving love that was
Like a romance
From a page in history

[Verse 2: Mike Love]
It was the last place
That he stopped at
On the way back to his boat
She was dancing
Met his glancing
Like they say, it was all she wrote

[Chorus: Carl Wilson, Mike Love, All]
You know I want to but I can't stay (Bye bye)
Girl, you know I’m gonna sail away
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say goodbye to this old island town
Out on the water where the full moon shines
You and Lahaina always on my mind

[Verse 3: Mike Love]
They left the dance floor
So they could spend more
Precious time near the water side
It wasn't wrong, and it wasn't right
They were two ships passing in the night
[Chorus: Carl Wilson, Mike Love, All]
You know I want to but I can't stay (Bye bye)
Girl, you know I’m gonna sail away
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say goodbye to this old island town
I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Carl Wilson, Mike Love, All]
You know I want to but I can't stay (Bye bye)
Girl, you know I’m gonna sail away
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say goodbye to this old island town
I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind

[Outro: Carl Wilson, Mike Love, All]
You know I want to but I can't stay (Bye bye)
Girl, you know I’m gonna sail away
When the wind comes up
And when the sun goes down
I'll say goodbye to this old island town
I think about you when the full moon shines
Lahaina always on my mind