there once lived a farmboy, young and handsome..
he worked hard on his papa's farm, but this boy, he had wishes..
one day, he hoped, to make it to town..
and see for himself- jewels and crowns..
he n'er did complain, and years flew by
the boy turned tall, and my, he was a sight..
gers came giggling, then one day he picked
the prettiest of them all, his wife-to-be..
it was all so simple, a farmboy and his ger
until fortune changed and so did he..
he remembered his young dreams of making it in town,
when chance came, and presented itself...
he bid her goodbye, one cold rainy night
but he arrived in town- it was bright glittery lights..
he was captivated by it all, such hustle and bustle
especially the air, even that was better..
he worked extremely hard, he didnt wana let anyone down..
but life's hard, especially for someone new in town..
then one day, he was walking, struggling with his coat
a beautiful lady passed, he took a second look
'tis the woman he wans for life-
the boy fell for her, as hard as he could..
he started his romancing, for the ger he found..
only to realise she was most sought-after in town:
the only child of a rich businessman, poised and elegant
yet her courage- it makes tales of legend..
finally, he asked her out, and she willingly obliged..
it was a date under the starlight, one cold chilly night
they shared stories beside a shimmering river,
and laughed so happily, despite the shivers..
dates blossomed into love,
but a farmboy's status make for good rumours..
for in a world of oldschool traditions,
she was topclass and he, second position
she didnt mind, she declared her love..
she treasured those stolen moments, those latenight conversations..
but he instead, he began to waver..
he realised at the end of it all, money matters..
and the farmboy, well, he had none..
so often, he worried about not being good enough..
esp where his princess was concerned, he'd rather leave than fail
to give her the goodlife she'd been assured
he started to take steps, further and further away
he didnt wana see her tears, or her pretty eyes, grey..
she couldnt understand just what was wrong..
shouldnt love be the biggest strength of them all?
but no, as it happened, he was weak..
in his heart and his resolve- he gently weeped..
he decided one day, to return to his farm
because townslife, tho exciting, was still full of harms..
she waited endlessly, day after day..
at night she cried, and never again did she pray...
for God, she thought, didnt play his part
He sent him to her, then forced them apart..
months became years..
there never came news
she knew not what happened
he returned home to pay his dues
one mustnt forget he had a woman he left
sometime ago, the ger he was supposed to have.
and tho now he knows he doesnt love her
a promise's still a promise, they married in jazz
so he sits there still, thirty years down the road..
in his old rocking chair, the air stale and still..
his wife brings him tea, he thanks her sweetly..
but his heart, his mind- they swell guiltily.
cuz its been so long, but he still thinks of her..
the lovely princess in town- his love forever.
and sometimes he wonder, if he had the guts then,
would they have been happy now, mebe he'd have been a proud granddad..
but mebe sometimes, love just aint enough..
and for the old lady in the tower, no one else knows better
for she had been waiting, pining for her lover
but tears, her tears, they can only flow into the river..
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爱真的需要勇气
来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气
去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你
放在我手心里
你的真心。
爱真的需要勇气- dun u all agree??
