Thoughts of Home on the Xiang River

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Leaves travel far with the silhouettes of geese

The river wind has weathered the traveler’s boat a little

I follow that little cloud on the horizon with my eyes

I remember the bend the water takes before my door

[Pre-Chorus]

The one asking directions has questioned himself into silence too

The setting sun slowly sinks when it cannot find a ferry landing

[Chorus]

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

Waiting for me to softly tell of all these wandering years

I keep a homesick heart tucked close and warm

However far I go, I have never lost my original outline

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

May tonight's wind carry word that I am safe

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Tears have lingered beside my pillow in a foreign land

Yet the lone sail still sways away toward farther shores

I have found no answer to which road I should take tomorrow

At least I still know where my heart most longs to rest

[Pre-Chorus]

The one asking directions has questioned himself into silence too

The setting sun slowly sinks when it cannot find a ferry landing

[Chorus]

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

Waiting for me to softly tell of all these wandering years

I keep a homesick heart tucked close and warm

However far I go, I have never lost my original outline

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

May tonight's wind carry word that I am safe

[Bridge]

Do not take confusion to mean you have lost your way forever

Nor let one setback obscure the whole sky's light

When someone is willing to offer me a word of guidance

I will search for the shore again with earnest resolve

[Final Chorus]

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

Waiting for me to softly tell of all these wandering years

I keep a homesick heart tucked close and warm

However far I go, I have never lost my original outline

Is anyone still waiting for me beyond the Xiang River?

May tonight's wind carry word that I am safe

[Outro]

Though the river is wide, a little stream still runs through my heart

It keeps flowing toward home