(One, two, three) (Instrumental Music)  (Singing)   There are days when I’d sit and wish that I had  so many riches See my life would be so happy and   so easy, without any worries Oh babe, but this  love and wanting is the starting of A complicated   person, someone you never was, before that’s for  sure yeah You find your life starts slipping,   you lose focus Of things that really matter  of things that don’t It’s all in vain, to live   for today, hey So keep a simple eye, simple eye  baby Keep a simple eye, simple eye Things will   be better, you’ll see things much clearer yeah  Keep a simple eye, simple eye baby A simple eye,   simple eye You’ll find much more happiness Your  problems will be less…oh, oh, oh yeah, hey yeah,   oh yeah yeah, Woah There are days when  I’d sit and wish that I had so many riches   See my life would be so happy and so easy,  without any worries, oh babe, But this love and   wanting is the starting of A complicated person,  someone you never was, before that’s for sure,   yeah You find your life starts slipping, you  lose focus Of things that really matter of   things that don’t It’s all in vain, to  live for today Woah Keep a simple eye,   simple eye baby A simple eye, simple eye Things  will be better, you’ll see things much clearer   Keep a simple eye, simple eye baby A simple eye,  simple eye You’ll find much more happiness Your   problems will be less…oh yeah (instrumental music)  (oh, oh, hey hey yeah, hey yeah oh oh oh oh yeah)  My name is Joshua Kahula.

My band is Nuff Sedd.

And we started back in 2002 and our first album   came out in ‘04.

Our first, I guess, hit song off  of that album, Open Doors for Strangers, was the   name of the album.

And the first song that really  hit well was “Cherry Bomb.” After that we’re,   it was a bit of a whirlwind, ‘cuz next thing you  know we’re traveling here, traveling there.

And   that happened that’s over 20 years ago (laughs).

(Instrumental Music) (Singing)   Sweet cherry bomb bomb when ya gonna come?

I  would like to call you up so you can give me some,   Some of your sweet love maybe even a kiss, There’s  no other girl who could even love me like this,   Sweet cherry bomb tell me how long it'll take?

For  us to get together cuz I’ve got so much to say,   Some of your sweet love maybe even a kiss, There’s  no other girl who could even love me like this.

Do   you remember when I told you I loved you (oh),  Do you remember how I showed you I cared (yea),   Do you remember when we said "I Do" (Cuz I do),  I remember that day, I remember that moment,   I remember that vow we both made.

Sweet  cherry bomb bomb when ya gonna come?

I   would like to call you up so you can give me  some, Some of your sweet love and even a kiss,   There’s no other girl who could even love me like  this, Sweet cherry bomb tell me how long it'll   take?

For us to get together cuz I’ve got so much  to say, Some of your sweet love and even a kiss,   There’s no other girl who could even love  me like this.

(Instrumental music) (Oh yeah)   Do you remember when I told you I loved you (oh),  Do you remember how I showed you I cared (yea),   Do you remember when we said "I Do" (Cuz I do),  I remember that day, I remember that moment,   I remember that vow we both made.

Sweet cherry  bomb bomb when ya gonna come?

I would like to   call you up so you can give me some, Some of your  sweet love and even a kiss, There’s no other girl   who could even love me like this, Sweet cherry  bomb tell me how long it'll take?

For us to get   together cuz I’ve got so much to say, Some of  your sweet love and even a kiss, There’s no   other girl who could even love me like this  (oh yeah, ooh yeah) (Instrumental music).

Man on island there’s like so much chickens  on island now.

And I used to before,   think that Kauaʻi had the most chickens, but no,  we have a lot of chickens.

Like we had a family   of 10.

Mom had her family of 10, and now they're  all big, and then she had another batch of 10.

So,   they're like, everywhere.

So that's anyway, that's  our that's our chicken song.

We call ‘em “Cuckoo.”  (Instrumental music) (Singing) Let me tell  you a story ‘bout my own neighborhood A   woman with dogs that always barks whenever I’m  coming home We live right next to the public   road where everyone goes In the morning hear  the noises with the start of a crow.

Hear the   chickens that crow dem a go cuckoo cuckoo Hear the  dogs when they bark dem a go woof woof woof woof   Hear the cars when they pass dem a go vroom vroom  vroom vroom It’s hard for me to get some sleep in   my own room room room room (Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha  ha) To alleviate the problem I tried everything   Closed the windows, shut the doors and even  counted some sheep Also talked to the neighbors,   and they all agreed In the morning hear the noises  waking me from my sleep.

Hear the chickens that   crow dem a go cuckoo cuckoo Hear the dogs when  they bark dem a go woof woof woof woof Hear   the cars when they pass dem a go vroom vroom  vroom vroom It’s hard for me to get some sleep   in my own room room room room (Hey, ha ha ha ha  ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha) (Guitar solo) Finally   I realized the only answer for me Is relocate  and change the place I’m living at currently So   I moved to another place that’s better for me No  more noises in the morning waking me from my sleep   No more chickens that crow dem a go cuckoo cuckoo  No more dogs when they bark dem a go woof woof   woof woof No cars when they pass dem a go vroom  vroom vroom vroom It’s easier for me to sleep   in my own room room room room (Hey!

Ha ha ha ha  ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha) ( Buk buk buk bukawk!)

The “Cup of Aloha” that song, was really inspired  after the fires.

And you could see the struggles   within the community.

Cuz you would hear people  say, wow!

No more aloha in Hawaiʻi anymore.

And   I said, you know what, you’re right.

Everybody’s  just trying to survive, right now.

And the hope’s   though, is that if you can fill up your cup with  aloha and get back to better situation, try and   help the next person.

Help them fill up their cup.

And then, little by little, if we all fill up our   cup, we can rebuild our community.

And it’s not  just Laihana, if you get more aloha in the world,   thing will be much better.

(Instrumental music)   They say the world has lost a lot of its aloha  No more smiles on the faces of our brothers So   much trouble pushing down on people’s  shoulders We gotta fill each other’s   cup with some aloha.

They say the world has  lost a lot of its aloha No more smiles on   the faces of our brothers So much trouble pushing  down on people’s shoulders We gotta fill each   other’s cup with some aloha.

Look around, see  we’re living in a crisis People struggling,   fighting for survival Single mothers and  children being evicted People fishing for   housing & assistance My head is spinning in  a downward spiral From all the trauma and the   lies going viral Seems the world kept moving on  Feels like aloha is gone.

They say the world has   lost a lot of its aloha No more smiles on the  faces of our brothers So much trouble pushing   down on people’s shoulders We gotta fill each  other’s cup with some aloha.

They say the world   has lost a lot of its aloha No more smiles on the  faces of our brothers So much trouble pushing down   on people’s shoulders We gotta fill each other’s  cup with some aloha.

(Instrumental music) Through   tragedy we find unity Aloha unconditionally  Strangers helping the young & the old   No words to be spoken Patience, respect,  understanding Oh this music is a healing   And every day we make things right Out of  the ashes we rise.

Let us show the world,   how to show aloha Put the smiles on the faces of  our brothers Remove the trouble pushing down on   peoples shoulder’s We gotta fill each other’  s cup with some aloha.

Let us show the world,   how to show aloha Put the smiles on the faces of  our brothers Remove the trouble pushing down on   peoples shoulder’s We gotta fill each other’ s  cup with some aloha.

(Listen) Kokua aku, Kokua   mai Helping all the people from Mauka to Makai Ke  aloha nui iā kākou a pau Love & aloha for everyone   Pono kākou e ho‘oponopono Gotta make things right  with your cup of aloha Malama pono iā kākou a   pau Fill up your cup with love and aloha Let us  show the world, how to show aloha Put the smiles   on the faces of our brothers Remove the  trouble pushing down on people’s shoulders   We gotta fill each other’ s cup with some  aloha.

Let us show the world, how to show aloha   Put the smiles on the faces of our brothers  Remove the trouble pushing down on people’s   shoulders We gotta fill each other’ s cup with  some aloha.

(Ooh yeah, yeah, ah ya ya yay)  What I found is a lot of songs, when I wrote them,  they kind of took on a different meaning.

Now,   you know, in recent years, “Life  is Perfect,” I mean, if anything,   life isn’t perfect.

But I feel like you can kind  of create a little bit of imperfect perfection   (laughs).

(Instrumental music) (Singing)   If I held a place in your heart, I would be  the envy Of all the men in your town They   would wanna be me Thankful each and everyday You  are the blessing I love and appreciate Life would   be so perfect with you Yes my life would be so  perfect with you Remember the first time we met   I knew that we were meant to be together Wasn't  sure just what I would say So I played it cool   and asked you your name Because if I held  a place in your heart I would be the envy   Of all the men in your town They would wanna  be me Thankful each and everyday You are the   blessing I love and appreciate Life would be  so perfect with you Oh yeah, life would be so   perfect with you.

The conversation tells were  alike It's easy to confide our thoughts and our   feelings Your look was what caught my eyes But  your real beauty lies deep inside.

Because if   I held a place in your heart I would be the  envy Of all the men in your town They would   wanna be me Thankful each and everyday You are  the blessing I love and appreciate Life would be   so perfect with you Oh yeah, life would be so  perfect with you.

It's hard for me to believe   That you are here with me and we are together Your  look was what caught my eye But your real beauty   lies deep inside, forever and ever.

If I held a  place in your heart I would be the envy Of all the   men in your town They would wanna be me Thankful  each and everyday You are the blessing I love   and appreciate Life would be so perfect with you  Oh yeah, life would be so perfect with you.

Oh,   my life would be so perfect with you Oh  yeah life would be so perfect with you.

I’m a country boy.

I grew up in Makawao.

So I  never, never thought that I’d move to Lahaina.

When I first met my wife she actually kind  of was going over, getting over a breakup,   and the next thing you know, I was like, would  have never thought, but somehow we just kind   of connected.

So that was inspired by that.

(Instrumental music) You were there with your   girlfriends Try’na forget all the pain Said I  don’t mean to bother But what’s got ya feeling   this way You had a bad break up It’s just been a  terrible day I said bartender “Get her Whatever   she’s drinking again.” Could I be the one to hold  you And take away the pain in your heart?

Could I   be the one to give you All of the things that  you want?

Could I be the one to wipe away All   of the tears in your eyes?

Could I be the one  to show you To give you a better kinda life?

We went somewhere quiet And talked about what’s  on her heart I listened to her story I saw that   she’s been through a lot Now we’re more than  just strangers I think she could be the one   And one day I’ll ask her To marry me and be my  love.

Could I be the one to hold you And take   away the pain in your heart?

Could I be the one to  give you All of the things that you want?

Could I   be the one to wipe away All of the tears in your  eyes?

Could I be the one to show you To give you   a better kinda life?

Oh, oh, oh.

(Saxophone solo)  Could I be the one to hold you And take away the   pain in your heart?

Could I be the one to give  you All of the things that you want?

Could I be   the one to wipe away All of the tears in your  eyes?

Could I be the one to show you To give   you a better kinda life?

Could I be the one  to show you and give you a better kinda life?

Anything from my music is to really just to  share that aloha spirit.

I learned you cannot   be aloha every day.

You know, some days,  you just, you have better days than others,   you know and every morning you wake up, hey, be  thankful and grateful that we are here and do   your best to just try and share that aloha spirit.

(Instrumental music) (Singing) I can tell by the   way you treated me And how you gave so generously  That you have so much love in your heart Acts of   kindness which you impart To everyone that passes  you by You’d say “Hello!” or a simple “Hi!” You’ve   given so much hope to me I thought good people and  manners were a lie.

Yes I know you wanna please   everybody And I know you always try to help I  can see your heart is bigger than Gibraltar Cause   you never think about yourself I know you’d open  doors for strangers And I know that you would go   the extra mile To be sure the people round you are  happy To be sure that you can make them smile Whoa   yah…Uh huh…Whoa yeah yah yah.

I can say you’ve  made a difference in my life To treat others   just the way I’d like Them to treat me, that’s the  golden rule Do unto others as you want done to you   Now everyone needs a heart that’s warmer Show  love to their sisters and their brothers If we   all tried this remedy Life would be enjoyable to  live with one another.

Yes I know you wanna please   everybody And I know you always try to help I  can see your heart is bigger than Gibraltar Cause   you never think about yourself I know you’d open  doors for strangers And I know that you would go   the extra mile To be sure the people round you are  happy To be sure that you can make them smile Whoa   yah…Uh huh…Whoa yeah yah yah.

But where has the  love gone?

Where did we go wrong?

Did we forget,   and lose sight of our resolve?

Let us rebel  against, this spirit of rebellion And make   this world much better for all of us to live.

Cuz  I know we can please everybody And I know that   we can try to help If we show our heart is bigger  than Gibraltar And we never think about ourselves   I know we’d open doors for strangers And I know  that we would go the extra mile To be sure the   people round us are happy To be sure that we can  make them smile (Oh yeah mm hmm Oh yeah mm hmm).