One Road East, One Road West

ONE ROAD EAST, ONE ROAD WEST LYRICS • JAMES TJ LEE INTRO Wind… Engines… Somewhere far away, camel bells in the dark. One man driving east. One man riding west. VERSE 1 He left the forests of Sweden behind, Through rain and border lights at night. Across the silence of Central Asia, Searching for the gates of China. I left from Nanjing in the summer wind, Past old Xi’an dreams and desert moons. Through the Hexi Corridor alone, Riding west to meet a friend. PRE-CHORUS We are not young anymore, But we still believe in roads. Not trying to escape life— Just trying to see What waits beyond the horizon. CHORUS A friend comes from far away, So I ride a thousand miles to greet him. In the middle of Eurasia, Two old souls meet again. You came east across the continent, I ride west into the unknown. We laugh once beneath the stars… Then each goes on, East and west alone. VERSE 2 No banquet lights, No crowded city bars. Just two dusty vehicles Under the endless dark. You spoke of winter in Europe, I spoke of stars above Xinjiang. One bottle passed between us, Like brothers on the ancient Silk Road. PRE-CHORUS We carry scars now, But still hunger for the road. Some men live inside buildings— Some men belong to the wind. CHORUS A friend comes from far away, So I ride a thousand miles to greet him. In the middle of Eurasia, Two old souls meet again. You came east across the continent, I ride west into the unknown. We laugh once beneath the stars… Then each goes on, East and west alone. BRIDGE Years from now, When our hair turns white, I know I’ll still remember That night in the desert wind. The moon above the Silk Road… Two tired engines cooling in the dark. One man heading toward China. One man riding toward Europe. FINAL CHORUS A friend comes from far away— What a rare thing in this life. The world is so wide, Yet we still met upon the road. May your road lead safely east, May mine continue west. And if the wind still carries our names, We’ll meet again Somewhere beyond the desert. OUTRO Engines fading… Wind across the plains… One road east. One road west.

Lyrics: James TJ Lee Production: James TJ Lee