Eight Coins and a Promise - Bao Binh
Neon lights above the street
Hearts collide where strangers meet
One small ring, the silent vow
Moments lost, but felt somehow
Midnight breeze, we walk so slow
Shadows dancing in the glow
By a corner where she smiled
Bought that ring, we called the wild
Eight coins paid for magic dreams
Cheap in gold, but rich in schemes
You slipped it on my trembling hand
A fairytale in shifting sand
Oh, I believed in the stars
In a promise made from afar
Spring would bring you home again
Under branches kissed by rain
But I lost more than a ring that fall
I lost the strength to stand tall
Still I hear your voice so clear
You'll be with me next year
Winter stopped to seize the moon
Still I swore I'd wait for you
But life eroded words I knew
And pain wore down the truth I drew
You returned with hopeful grace
A single rose, a longing face
But I was scared to show my tears
So I sent my friend instead of years
Oh, I believed in the stars
In a promise made from afar
Spring would bring you home again
Under branches kissed by rain
But I lost more than a ring that fall
I lost the strength to stand tall
And still I hear your voice so clear
You'll be with me next year
One here there, the other gone
The memories still linger on
I couldn't speak, I couldn't try
To whisper love or say goodbye
You asked me once about the ring
The silence was my offering
I turned away too full of shame
Too lost to face the flame
Oh, I believed in the stars
In a promise made from afar
Spring would bring you home again
Under branches kissed by rain
But I lost more than a ring that fall
I lost the strength to stand tall
Now I walk with shadows near
Still haunted by that year
Eight coins for a promise made
And a heart that slowly fades
Still I see your face in dreams
Where love is more than it seems
