"Lantau Legend" genre: Folk
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	About a girl from Hong Kong's outlying islands chasin' her dream to go to America. Um... she never quite makes it.
	MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it! CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine   Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions) Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Production help in HK from Simon Hui
	Story Behind the Song Started with that guitar riff in double drop D, and kind of unfolded from there. Karry is a real person, and it's based on a real story. I embellished a bit here and there, but it's pretty much intact. I thought Peter's performance on djembe really gave the song a good energy, as well as the way the bridge section turned out, which I'm happy with. I hope people like it. Lyrics LANTAU LEGEND 1. Met a Lantau island girl who had an English name Used to see her on the ferry to Hong Kong Her English and my Cantonese was just about the same Still I learned her story; now I sing her song Karry had a smile that might've launched a thousand ships But she couldn't bear to watch a boat leave her behind For in her heart already she had made a thousand trips And danced a thousand destinations in her mind She longed to see America, maybe study over there And I the western friend encouraged her to go "If that's your dream, then Karry, chase it -- otherwise you're never gonna know..." 2. So many times she packed her things, but things got in the way Sometimes dreams and cold reality collide But she showed me all her magazines of places far away And I knew she still was dancin' deep inside But she had work, school, family -- something always kept her home Seemed like every daddy's girl but her could go "But it's my dream," she said -- "I'll chase it -- otherwise I'm never gonna know..." so "I'm savin' all my money for my ticket Put my application in the mail Look at me, you know I'm gonna make it Yeah, look at me, you know my ship's gonna sail.." Oh, Karry... 3. I moved off the island, never saw her till by chance she was smiling at me on the MTR. She took a job back in her village teaching young girls how to dance Seemed her ship never sailed out very far... "Smile for me my western friend, my dreams are better now And the children dance for me, it's all the same And if you don't mind Paul, you don't have to call me Karry now -- I use my Chinese name c) Paul Meredith, 1999

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