Hamasaki Ayumi/Friend

Friend

Hamasaki Ayumi

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Kokoro kara waraete mitasareru toki ni wa Jibun no shiawase ni ki zuku koto dekitenakatta yo Mou modoru koto wa dekinai Ano natsu natsukashiku nattemo Hosokute demo tsuyoi sono te Hanashita no watashi dakara Taisetsu na hito dakara kizukanakute Miushinaisou ni naru keredo Kurikaeshi kurikaeshi iikikaseru yo "Kono sekai ni kimi wa hitori shika inai" Kisetsu no kawarime wo tsugeru kaze ga fuite Kimi wo sukoshi tooku kanjiru jibun ni obieta yo Futari mada issho ni ita koro Shinken ni koi shite naita ne Ima yori kizu tsukiyasukute Demo kitto kagayaiteta Shinjiraresou na mono mitsukattara Kanarazu te wo nobashite miyou Kurikaeshi kurikaeshi iikikaseru yo "Hanaretetemo mune no oku de tomodachi da yo" Hareta hi wa aozora wo miagenagara Ame no hi wa mizutamari kette Kurikaeshi kurikaeshi shitte iku yo Umareta wake ikiru imi wo Setsunasa ni makesou de kurushii hi mo Yoru ni nigekomitaku nattemo Kurikaeshi kurikaeshi kimi to no hibi Omoidashite sasae ni shite

I was unable to recognize my own happiness When I was satisfied and smiling from the heart I can't go back now No matter how nostalgic that summer seems Because I was the one who let go Of that slender yet strong hand Because you're so precious to me, I didn't realize I'm about to loose sight of you, but I keep telling myself over and over "There's only one you in this world" A wind blows, heralding the change of seasons I was frightened at the fact that I felt you getting further away When we were still together So earnestly in love, I cried I got hurt more easily But surely I shined When I find something I think I can believe in I'll always reach out my hand I keep telling myself over and over "Even if we're apart, in my heart we're still friends" Looking up at the blue sky on a clear day Kicking puddles on a rainy day I keep learning over and over The reason I was born, the reason I'm alive Even on difficult days when it seems I might give in to grief Even if I feel like running and hiding in the night I remember the days with you over and over And they help me through