背后的风

天亮了

tiān liàng le

Daylight is here

窗打开

chuāng dǎ kāi

I open the window

今天重新来

jīn tiān chóng xīn lái

Today, I begin again

昨夜的雨　留在窗外

zuó yè de yǔ liú zài chuāng wài

Last night's rain stays outside the window

第一束光　落进口袋

dì yī shù guāng luò jìn kǒu dài

The first beam of light falls into my pocket

走错的路　不用重来

zǒu cuò de lù bù yòng zhòng lái

I do not have to retrace every wrong turn

转个弯也会有花开

zhuǎn gè wān yě huì yǒu huā kāi

Flowers can still bloom around the bend

那些失去　那些意外

nà xiē shī qù nà xiē yì wài

All those losses, all those surprises

不该困住我的现在

bù gāi kùn zhù wǒ de xiàn zài

Should not imprison who I am today

昨天教我的都留下来

zuó tiān jiào wǒ de dōu liú xià lái

I keep everything yesterday taught me

其他的就交给风带走

qí tā de jiù jiāo gěi fēng dài zǒu

And let the wind carry everything else away

慢一点懂　没有什么坏

màn yī diǎn dǒng méi yǒu shén me huài

There is nothing wrong with taking longer to understand

跌倒的答案

diē dǎo de dá àn

The answer I found when I fell

今天刚好派上用场

jīn tiān gāng hǎo pài shàng yòng chǎng

Is exactly what I need today

让昨天变成背后的风

ràng zuó tiān biàn chéng bèi hòu de fēng

Let yesterday become the wind at my back

吹我往更亮的地方走

chuī wǒ wǎng gèng liàng de dì fāng zǒu

And carry me toward a brighter place

跌过的痛　错过的梦

diē guò de tòng cuò guò de mèng

The pain of falling, the dreams I missed

都在提醒我别停太久

dōu zài tí xǐng wǒ bié tíng tài jiǔ

All remind me not to stay still too long

再好一点　再往前走

zài hǎo yī diǎn zài wǎng qián zǒu

Become a little better and keep moving forward

笑著把今天握在手中

xiào zhù bǎ jīn tiān wò zài shǒu zhōng

Hold today in my hands with a smile

过去不再拉住我的手

guò qù bù zài lā zhù wǒ de shǒu

The past no longer pulls me back

它在背后

tā zài bèi hòu

It is behind me now

推我向前走

tuī wǒ xiàng qián zǒu

Pushing me forward

曾经太急　曾经太快

céng jīng tài jí céng jīng tài kuài

I used to rush, I used to move too fast

有些答案后来才明白

yǒu xiē dá àn hòu lái cái míng bái

Some answers only made sense later

说错就认　做错就改

shuō cuò jiù rèn zuò cuò jiù gǎi

Own the wrong words and correct the wrong deeds

变得更好才算有交代

biàn de gèng hǎo cái suàn yǒu jiāo dài

Becoming better is how I make things right

不用把伤口变成招牌

bù yòng bǎ shāng kǒu biàn chéng zhāo pái

I do not need to wear my wounds like a sign

也不用拿后悔换关怀

yě bù yòng ná hòu huǐ huàn guān huái

Or trade regret for someone else's sympathy

昨天的我若看见现在

zuó tiān de wǒ ruò kàn jiàn xiàn zài

If yesterday's me could see me now

也许会笑著说声不赖

yě xǔ huì xiào zhù shuō shēng bù lài

Maybe he would smile and say, "Not bad"

不必完美也能重来

bù bì wán měi yě néng zhòng lái

I do not have to be perfect to begin again

今天走稳

jīn tiān zǒu wěn

Walk steadily today

明天自然会展开

míng tiān zì rán huì zhǎn kāi

And tomorrow will unfold on its own

让昨天变成背后的风

ràng zuó tiān biàn chéng bèi hòu de fēng

Let yesterday become the wind at my back

吹我往想去的地方走

chuī wǒ wǎng xiǎng qù de dì fāng zǒu

And carry me toward the place I choose

好的留下　坏的带走

hǎo de liú xià huài de dài zǒu

Keep the good and let the bad blow away

我知道自己该往哪走

wǒ zhī dào zì jǐ gāi wǎng nǎ zǒu

I know which way I need to go

如果昨天是一场大雨

rú guǒ zuó tiān shì yī chǎng dà yǔ

If yesterday was a heavy storm

至少洗掉鞋底的泥

zhì shǎo xǐ diào xié dǐ de ní

At least it washed the mud from my shoes

如果曾经走错方向

rú guǒ céng jīng zǒu cuò fāng xiàng

If I once walked the wrong way

现在更懂我要去哪里

xiàn zài gèng dǒng wǒ yào qù nǎ lǐ

Now I understand where I want to go

能笑著说「我学会了」

néng xiào zhù shuō 「 wǒ xué huì le 」

If I can smile and say, "I learned"

就已经赢过昨天的自己

jiù yǐ jīng yíng guò zuó tiān de zì jǐ

Then I have already surpassed who I was yesterday

让昨天变成背后的风

ràng zuó tiān biàn chéng bèi hòu de fēng

Let yesterday become the wind at my back

吹我往更亮的地方走

chuī wǒ wǎng gèng liàng de dì fāng zǒu

And carry me toward a brighter place

跌过的痛　错过的梦

diē guò de tòng cuò guò de mèng

The pain of falling, the dreams I missed

现在都成了新的理由

xiàn zài dōu chéng le xīn de lǐ yóu

Have all become new reasons to move

再好一点　再往前走

zài hǎo yī diǎn zài wǎng qián zǒu

Become a little better and keep moving forward

今天的天空就在手中

jīn tiān de tiān kōng jiù zài shǒu zhōng

Today's sky is already in my hands

我不怕昨天做得不够好

wǒ bù pà zuó tiān zuò de bù gòu hǎo

I am not afraid that yesterday was not good enough

因为明天

yīn wèi míng tiān

Because tomorrow

还有新的路要走

hái yǒu xīn de lù yào zǒu

Still has a new road waiting for me