Island Slow Burn

Sun on the tin roof, falling slow

Bare feet tap where the cool breeze go

You roll in late with that easy grin

Like a long tide coming back again

Your shirt smells like salt and rain

One look at you and I feel that change

The whole yard hums, the mango tree

Leans in close, says stay with me

And I could chase the clock, but I won’t

You got a way of making time slow down

Yeah, I could run, but I don’t

When your laugh comes drifting around

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Your love got me floating

Right where the waves broke

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Hold me in the moment

Let the whole world smoke

Later on, by the market stall

You traced my hand on the painted wall

Red ripe fruit in a paper bag

And your voice was sweet as a flag

Kids ran past with a busted drum

Old man smiled like he knew what’s come

You said, “ Don’t rush, let it breathe”

So I stayed right there in the leaves

And I could chase the clock, but I won’t

You got a way of making time slow down

Yeah, I could run, but I don’t

When your laugh comes drifting around

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Your love got me floating

Right where the waves broke

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Hold me in the moment

Let the whole world smoke

Let the night bend soft

Let the worry drift off

Put your hand in mine

We can waste some time

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Your love got me floating

Right where the waves broke

Ease up, baby, ease up

Ease up, baby, ease up

Hold me in the moment

Let the whole world smoke