Where You Are Lyrics - Mark Mancina

Moana, make way, make way! 

Moana, it's time you knew 

The village of Motunui is 

All you need 

The dancers are practising 

They dance to an ancient song 

(Who needs a new song? This old one's all we need) 

This tradition is our mission 

And Moana, there's so much to do (make way!) 

Don't trip on the taro root 

That's all you need 

We 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 away 

Moana, stay on the ground now 

Our people will need a chief 

And there you are 

There comes a day 

When you're gonna look around 

And realize happiness is 

Where you are 

Consider the coconut (the what?) 

Consider its tree 

We use each part of the coconut 

That'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 stay 

We're safe and we're well provided 

And when we look to the future 

There you are 

You'll be okay 

In time you'll learn just as I did 

You must find happiness right 

Where you are 

I like to dance with the water 

The undertow and the waves 

The water is mischievous (ha!) 

I like how it misbehaves 

The village may think I'm crazy 

Or say that I drift too far 

But once you know what you like, well 

There you are 

You are your father's daughter 

Stubbornness and pride 

Mind what he says but remember 

You may hear a voice inside 

And if the voice starts to whisper 

To follow the farthest star 

Moana, that voice inside is 

Who 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 need 

And no one leaves 

So here I'll stay 

My home, my people beside me 

And when I think of tomorrow 

There we are 

I'll lead the way 

I'll have my people to guide me 

We'll build our future together 

Where we are 

'Cause every path leads you back to 

Where you are 

You can find happiness right - 

Where you are 

Where you are