没有你的明天 (English: Tomorrow Without You), previously known as 走得太远 (English: Too Far Away, is a formerly unidentified citypop song recorded by Yang Ruo. It was first used as the ending theme of the movie 爱人同志 (国语版) (English name: Stars And Roses (Mandarin Version)) in 1989, and then officially released in 1990 with the album 平凡英雄 造反的心情 (English: Ordinary Heroes: The Mood of Rebellion).
History
The song camr from the Mandarin version of the 1989 Hong Kong film Stars and Roses. The film was directed by Taylor Wong and starred Andy Lau. The song was played along with the staff roll at the end of the film, but neither the title nor the singer were mentioned.
Some people assumed the song was 情深义更深 by Lo ta-yu and Cherie Chung, which was the theme song of the Cantonese version of Stars and Roses. However, the song is completely different from 走得太远.
No later than 2019, multiple users from Chinese net forum Tieba sought information about this song. In November 2024, the song was posted to WatZatSong by user BrokenMonitors.
On January 17, 2025, QQ user 千帆 (WeNowReturnTo_ on Bilibili) searched the keyword 没有你的明天 on the official website of CASH (Composers and Lyricists Association of Hong Kong) and found the entry for Yang Ruo's song 没有你的明天. Later, the entry of the album 平凡英雄 造反的心情 which included this song was found on Discogs. QQ user 新青年UMA (在东方山顶上有鹳鸟哇 on Bilibili) found a Weibo post by Weibo user 蓝快刀下无活口 published in 2013, which mentioned "I randomly heard this song 没有你的明天 by Yang Ruo, which was included in Mai Luo's 1991 compilation 要走的还是要走. I think her voice and singing style are quite distinctive, and the song is also very nice. It seems to be the ending song of the Hong Kong movie 爱人同志". The Weibo post was attached with the audio file of the song, but it is now invalid.
新青年UMA searched and found that 平凡英雄 造反的心情 was for sale on second-hand trading websites in Taiwan. From the lyrics list in the album, it can be inferred that 没有你的明天 and the Mandarin version of the ending song of 爱人同志, the so-called 走得太远, are the same song.
According to the information from the Taiwan Pop Music Database, 没有你的明天 was written by Ding Xiaowen, composed by Cai Zongzheng, arranged by Irie Jun, sung by Yang Ruo, and produced by Niu Dake. The song is 3 minutes and 45 seconds long.
On January 18, 2025, QQ user GumBrass found the full version of this song on Facebook. The second half of this song is used at the end of the Mandarin version of 爱人同志. Then, on January 30, 2025, GumBrass posted the CD version of HQ audio provided by QQ user 纯音子 (镜中映出的你 on Bilibili) on YouTube.
Lyrics
是不是我已经走得太远
为何忘了青春的容颜
是不是我已经离你太远
无法看清你的脸
到底是不是我已走得太远
开始学会思念
多少爱恨痴怨犹在眼前
旧梦不断地在风中回旋
曾经缘起缘灭杳如云烟
留下一个没有你的明天
多少爱恨痴怨犹在眼前
旧梦不断地在风中回旋
曾经缘起缘灭杳如云烟
留下一个没有你的明天
明天
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