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Wishes on the Wind Lyrics by Jay Kuo

Allegiance (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2016

[KEI]
At this time each year
As we celebrate the harvest
We hang a wish
High upon a wishing tree
[SAMMY]
If the wind's strong enough
To collect your wish and take it
Tradition says
That the wish will come to be
[TATSUO, spoken]
Once again, I make a wish to honor the memory of your mother
[SAMMY]
What's it say?
[TATSUO, spoken]
If you study Japanese, you would know. "For my daughter, a husband. For my son--"
[SAMMY, spoken]
Lemme guess. Law school
[TATSUO, spoken]
I would settle for respect
[KEI]
This time of year
Always makes me think of Mama
She loved this day
Though her wishes were few
She was the heartbeat
Of every celebration
[SAMMY]
You know that sounds a lot like you
[KEI]
Then maybe wishes do come true
Wishes on the wind
Drifting through the night
Connecting friends and family
As they float away from sight
[KEI & SAMMY]
Wishes on the wind
Are wishes that we share
Not only for ourselves, but for
The ones we love
Who'll always be there
[SAMMY]
For my sister, I wish
For a cottage by the ocean
A quiet place
That's entirely her own
[KEI]
For my brother, I wish
For great journeys and adventures
To see the world 'til he
Finally misses home
[SAMMY]
I wish that I
Didn't have to play the good son
Waste years in school
Just so Pop would think I'm smart
[KEI]
I wish that I
Didn't have to play the mother
Though it would tear Papa apart
[KEI & SAMMY]
I've got to make a brand new start
[COMPANY]
Wishes on the wind
Dreams that touch the sky
Our heads are bowed
Our eyes are lifted
Hope is riding high
Wishes on the wind
And though they travel far
Somehow, someday
They'll find their way
Right back to us
Right back to us
[KEI & SAMMY]
New dreams with new mysteries
Someday I'll unravel them
New roads with new histories
Someday I will travel them
I will travel them!
[ALL]
Sato-bito wa (sato-bito wa)
Ine ni uta yomu (ine ni uta yomu)
Miyako kana (miyako kana)
Sato-bito wa (wishes on the...)
Wishes on the wind
Dreams that touch the sky
Our heads are bowed
Our eyes are lifted
Hope is riding high
Wishes on the wind
And though they travel far
Somehow, someday
They'll find their way
Right back to us
Right back to us
Right back to us
Wherever we are
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Jay Kuo

Jay Kuo

About “Wishes on the Wind” by Jay Kuo

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"Wishes on the Wind" appears on "Allegiance (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2016.

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