As I was walking down a towering alley In the outskirts of the city I saw beyond the blotched fog A streetcar still sluggish from sleep Crossing over the sea That's why I want to gather the wind (under my wings) Gather the wind (under my wings) And run across the blue sky. As I passed through a beautiful sunrise I saw beyond the empty-looking breakwater A city with its day-colored sails up Moored in the port That's why I want to gather the wind (under my wings) Gather the wind (under my wings) And run across the blue sky. When I was killing time one morning At an empty coffee shop I saw through the cracked glass The rustling of the high-rises' silken clothes Brushing on the sidewalk That's why I want to gather the wind (under my wings) Gather the wind (under my wings) And run across the blue sky.