There's a hero's tale Of a ship that sails And a distant star Somewhere far away And she's crowned for glory On a foreign shore But the hero's every boy Who sailed off to war Somewhere far away There's a soldier boy who dreams a dream of war Where a nightingale sings a promise To the ones who sleep alone Spring is in the air With a scent of cherry blossom in the air Whispering a prayer Saying bring a hero safely home again So the willow's weak And the candles burn For there is no sleep For the ones who yearn As I tell your story With a thankful heart You will hold me still at heart Though we're worlds apart Somewhere far away There's a soldier boy who dreams a dream of war Where a nightingale sings a promise To the ones who sleep alone Spring is in the air With a scent of cherry blossom in the air Whispering a prayer Saying bring a hero safely home again Somewhere far away There's a soldier boy who dreams a dream of war Where a nightingale sings a promise To the ones who sleep alone And spring is in the air With a scent of cherry blossom in the air Whispering a prayer Saying bring a hero safely home again Home again Home again