Sails of Changgan

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The old alley still holds the echoes of childhood

You bring your shy, youthful smile through my door

Later, a boat carried you far away

Then the moss began counting the mornings of waiting for me

[Pre-Chorus]

I learn to read your return date in the wind

And learn to take careful care of myself

[Chorus]

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

May every wind carry you toward safety

Missing you is not sitting still and counting every flower

It is living bravely, carrying hope

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

Waiting for you to come and slowly finish telling the story with me

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The water beneath the bridge has flowed through many seasons

The tree before the door has shed another shower of yellow leaves

If you could send word before your journey home

However distant the ferry landing, I'll gladly walk to your side

[Pre-Chorus]

I learn to read your return date in the wind

And learn to take careful care of myself

[Chorus]

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

May every wind carry you toward safety

Missing you is not sitting still and counting every flower

It is living bravely, carrying hope

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

Waiting for you to come and slowly finish telling the story with me

[Bridge]

We have seen spring in the same lane

We should also hear about the years we each grew up alone

May our reunion hold more than the selves we were in youth

And hold close the real shoulders that have weathered wind and rain

[Final Chorus]

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

May every wind carry you toward safety

Missing you is not sitting still and counting every flower

It is living bravely, carrying hope

Stitch by stitch I sew the days into your sail

Waiting for you to come and slowly finish telling the story with me

[Outro]

I leave dinner beside the lit stove

Let the way home stay always in your heart