晚上,特地去Crystal Shawanda的音樂會,目的就是為了聽她那首最打動人心的一首歌:You can let go now。
歌裏講述了在人生途中,父親對女兒從小到大一路上的擔心;父親老了,即將離開人世,女兒勸慰父親:放心地走吧,女兒已經長大,不再是那五歲的小女孩子,騎著自行車,父親撫著車子;女兒已經有了愛的人,以後的路有了陪伴,不再孤單。
這首歌如泣如訴,打動了很多人的心;每每聽到,總心潮起伏,不能自抑。
我其實也想跟自己的父親說:放心吧,自己已有了伴,也過得挺好,不要再揪心不肯離去,這樣太累了。
我知道這些年來,父親始終在我身邊,並沒有走遠,用各種方式來嗬護我。
You can let go - Crystal Shawanda
Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike
A five year-old's first taste
Of what freedom's really like
His hand holdin' on the seat
I took a deep breath and hollered
As I headed for the street
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
Between the two loves of my life
To one I've been a daughter
To one I soon would be a wife
"Who gives this woman?"
Daddy's eyes filled up with tears
He kept holdin' tightly to my arm
'Till I whispered in his ear
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
The strongest man I ever knew
Wastin' away to nothin'
In that hospital room
That's what the night nurse said
My voice and heart were breakin'
As I crawled up in his bed
And said
You can let go
Your little girl is ready
To do this on my own
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
You can let go