From the recording Semi Tennessee
Recorded in Nashville at the Owl Studio with:
Engineer - Dan
Dean Johanesen - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals (songwriter)
Shawn Byrne - Producer & Upright Bass
Joe Spivey - Fiddle
Pete Finney - Steel Guitar
John McTigue III - Drums
Lyrics
The Island of Her Heart
VERSE
Beauty in my eyes as I behold her I long to hold her on the island of her heart
Shipwrecked there together I'd long to ramble never
Unless I knew that she’d be with me when I part
Beauty in my eyes as I behold her I long to hold her on the island of her heart
VERSE 2
I’d search the the whole world over just to find her
There's a twinkling in her eyes just like the stars
I’d navigate the seas with ease she decorates so heavenly
I see her shining brightly from afar
I find my way with her constant constellation
She leads me back to the island of her heart
BRIDGE
When dark clouds abound and the hatches battened down
we brace ourselves for the pitch of stormy seas
We’ll ignore the sirens tune and let our two hearts croon
A song that calms the storm with harmony
VERSE 3
Washed ashore and what’s more we’re still together
we weathered many seasons now with ease
Whether gods have been appeased or something’s in the breeze
I’m grateful for this heart that harbors me
I find my way with her constant constellation
She leads me back to the island of her heart
I long to hold her on the island of her heart
I hope she’ll keep me on the island of her heart