在很久之前，大概十幾年前吧。我在台北火車站附近的一間雜貨商場買了一張從大陸廣州進口的CD。在那個時候盜版唱片在台灣夜市還是到處可見，至於中國大陸就更不用說了，所以應該是一張沒有版權的唱片無誤。裏頭歌曲大多耳熟能詳，但有首歌曲我是因為這張唱片才認識的。就是這首Promises Don't Come Easy。 我還記得當初唱片上頭的介紹是寫著香港電視劇創世紀主題曲。挺特別的，竟然是一首英文歌拿來當港劇主題曲，不過直到現在我還是沒看過創世紀就是了。
一開始沒有細看歌詞含意，後來覺得描述情節似乎比較偏向男生懊悔女友離去，一個人在深夜的街道遊蕩徘徊不知該如何是好。他在找一種方法，一種能讓心愛的人回到身旁的魔法，但卻交由一位歌聲悅耳的女歌手來詮釋這種心情，很是特別。
有人的承諾舉無輕重，轉身隨即飛散，卻也有人堅定不誇，默默前進。按歌詞描述，男主角是位重諾之人，但他失去了那女孩….
在陰雨綿綿的天，關於這故事，你怎麼看？
Caron Nightingale
I should have known all along
There was something wrong
I just never read between the lines
Then I woke up one day
And found you on your way
Leaving nothing but my heart behind
What can I do to make it up to you
Promises don't come easy
But tell me if there's a way
To bring you back home to stay
Well I'd promise anything to you
I've been walkin' around
With my head hanging down
Wonderin' what I'm gonna do
'Cause when you walked out that door
I knew I needed you more
Than to take a chance on losing you
What can I do to make it up to you
Promises don't come easy
But tell me if there's a way
To bring you back home to stay
Well I'd promise anything to you
You never thought I loved you
I guess you never thought I cared
Well I was just too proud to say it out loud
Now I know to let my feelings go
(So tell me)
What can I do to make it up to you
Promises don't come easy
You know I've made up my mind
To make it work this time
That's the promise I can give to you
What can I do to make it up to you
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