A Spring Farewell in Weicheng

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The early morning rain washes the ground before the inn bright

Willow branches hung with water droplets brush gently past your shoulder

The luggage is packed, the horse waits beside the road

I ask the innkeeper to warm the final pot of wine

[Pre-Chorus]

How many unfamiliar cities lie on the road west?

Let me fill your cup a little fuller once more

[Chorus]

I'll walk with you to the city's western gate

Say take care with a steadier voice before turning away

Let this cup's faint warmth accompany you through the cold wind for me

May someone on your long journey understand the earnestness in your eyes

Do not put away your smile because you have left familiar people

A new encounter may be waiting on the next leg of your journey

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

We slow the words we left unfinished last night

From our younger days to whether all has been well at home lately

You say you will be sure to send a letter with someone when you arrive

I say, take your time and look after yourself on the road

[Pre-Chorus]

How many unfamiliar cities lie on the road west?

Let me fill your cup a little fuller once more

[Chorus]

I'll walk with you to the city's western gate

Say take care with a steadier voice before turning away

Let this cup's faint warmth accompany you through the cold wind for me

May someone on your long journey understand the earnestness in your eyes

Do not put away your smile because you have left familiar people

A new encounter may be waiting on the next leg of your journey

[Bridge]

Friends cannot walk every stretch of dust and sand for you

Yet when you turn back, they can leave a door open where you may sit awhile

If one day you grow tired you need not bury your troubles deep

Write to me, there is always someone here willing to listen

[Final Chorus]

I'll walk with you to the city's western gate

Say take care with a steadier voice before turning away

Let this cup's faint warmth accompany you through the cold wind for me

May someone on your long journey understand the earnestness in your eyes

Do not put away your smile because you have left familiar people

A new encounter may be waiting on the next leg of your journey

[Outro]

You ride ahead while I stand until you fade from sight

I turn away and keep the day of our reunion deep in my heart