A Blade of Grass, Threads of Spring

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Beneath the lamp the needle pauses before your narrowed eyes

You said stronger cuffs would mean fewer troubles on the road

Busy preparing for my journey I paid little attention that night

Only later did I understand how slowly you stitched all your reluctance to part

[Pre-Chorus]

The clothes have grown old, that ring of stitches remains

Like you reminding me to put on a little more when it grows cold

[Chorus]

Your stitches sew a distant place into a home

Wherever I go, I carry your care for me

Over these years, I have learned so many grand words

What I most want to tell you is still, let me have dinner with you tonight

Love cannot answer only when it comes to mind

I will make up for it with the companionship of years to come, stitch by stitch

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Now you need to move the lamp a little closer to thread a needle

Yet you still ask if life out there tires me，if I have grown used to it

I earnestly put my promise to return often into my plans

First let me hold your hand, then slowly talk about these years

[Pre-Chorus]

The clothes have grown old, that ring of stitches remains

Like you reminding me to put on a little more when it grows cold

[Chorus]

Your stitches sew a distant place into a home

Wherever I go, I carry your care for me

Over these years, I have learned so many grand words

What I most want to tell you is still, let me have dinner with you tonight

Love cannot answer only when it comes to mind

I will make up for it with the companionship of years to come, stitch by stitch

[Bridge]

I won't write gratitude as a debt no reckoning can repay

I only wish you, too, had time to go out and see the flowers without worry

Let me care for today and share the hardships ahead

As you once kept safe every ordinary moment for me

[Final Chorus]

Your stitches sew a distant place into a home

Wherever I go, I carry your care for me

Over these years, I have learned so many grand words

What I most want to tell you is still, let me have dinner with you tonight

Love cannot answer only when it comes to mind

I will make up for it with the companionship of years to come, stitch by stitch

[Outro]

This time there is no hurry to fill my bags

I want to sit with you a little longer until the lights grow dim