Romaji

Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru youni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi wo
Kono machi de mukaetai

Gaien no sakura wa sakimidare
Kono koro ni naru to itsudemo
Shinkansen no hoomu ni matta
Mienai hanafubuki omoidasu
Marude shichi go san no toki no you ni
Gikochinai suutsu sugata mo
Ima de wa wari to niaun da
Nekutai mo umaku eraberu

Dousoukai no annaijou
Kesseki ni maru wo tsuketa
"Genki ka dou ka shinpai desu." to
Tegami wo kureru minna ni

Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru you ni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi wo
Kono machi de mukaetai

Itsudemo kaette kureba ii to
Mayonaka no koushuu denwa de
Iwareta toki egao ni natte
Ima made yatte koreta yo

Donna ni takai tawaa kara mo
Mienai boku no furusato
Nakushicha dame na koto wo itsudemo
Mune ni dakishimete iru kara

Tooku tooku hanareta machi de
Genki ni kurasete irunda
Daiji na no wa
"Kawatteku koto"
"Kawarazu ni iru koto"

Dousoukai no annaijou
Kesseki ni maru wo tsuketa
Dare yori mo ima wa minna no kao
Mitai kimochi de iru kedo

Tooku tooku hanarete itemo
Boku no koto ga wakaru you ni
Chikara ippai kagayakeru hi wo
Kono machi de mukaetai

Boku no yume wo kanaeru basho wa
Kono machi to kimeta kara

English

I want to give all my strength
And greet a shining day in this town
So that you’ll know how I’m getting on
Even if we're far, far apart

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the garden
They always are at this time of year
I remember the invisible snow storm of flowers
That danced on the platform at the Shinkansen station
It's like the 7-5-3 festival
Even this uncomfortable suit
Looks kind of good on me now
I've even gotten good at picking out ties

On my invite to the class reunion
I circled “Will not attend”
To all of you who wrote to me
Saying “I’m worried about whether you’re OK”

I want to give all my strength
And greet a shining day in this town
So that you’ll know how I’m getting on
Even if we're far, far apart

When you said “You can come back any time”
On the payphone at midnight
It made me smile
And that’s how I’ve managed to make it this far

No matter how high a tower I go up
I can’t see my hometown
I’m always holding in my heart
Something I can't lose

In a town far, far away
I’m doing well
What’s important
Is "changing"
And "staying the same"

On my invite to the class reunion
I circled “Will not attend”
Though I really want to see everyone's faces now
More than anything

I want to give all my strength
And greet a shining day in this town
So that you’ll know how I’m getting on
Even if we're far, far apart

Because I’ve decided that this town
Is where I can make my dreams come true.