MAN

MAN
I believe that a man should always
Always be kind to his woman
Flowers for her birthdays; a song for the sad moments
Sending love her way even on the ordinary days

Whatever your dreams may be
I’ll make them come true the best I can
Say you were to discover some new, beautiful world
It would be my role to open the door for you

But then if on that last day you’d made up your mind
Silently having decided you were going to leave me
Would I still open that door, only to see you off?
No, I would not — although I’m contradicting myself…

MAN
I believe that a man should always
Always be tough on himself

MAN
A man, no matter what kind of man
Always has a thing or two he must protect

Holding one another, facing one another
Always so busy glossing things over
People have this need to rank order things
And I’m sad to say it, but for me?
The most important thing is myself

But then I hit wall, and I find myself at a standstill
Because when I found you there, just watching me from behind
I now wish to protect you even if it means sacrificing myself

One day I will say it and I will truly mean it
When I have the courage — that’s when I’ll be a man

MAN
And like so, the man, to a foolish degree
Always tries to take responsibility for everything
Being the tiny little creature that he is

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ひざまくら〜うれしい こりゃいい やわらかい〜
Lap Pillow ~So Happy, So Good, So Soft~

Just once I wish I could show you
Show you what I’m like at work
Fighting like a real manly man’s man
You’d fall in love with me all over again!

Even at the standstill at today’s meeting
I gave those guys a piece of my mind
That’s all it took — the thing was settled
Bet you they all think I’m such a cool cat!

And like so, during the day
I’m pretty sharp and dandy
So at least when I’m with you
Let me be a bit of a baby
Surely it should be all right
If I have a little more to drink…?

Ahh, I’m drunk…
I’m drunk…
I’m drunk…
But please just give me a pass
And tomorrow I promise to do better

You know, I was thinking
Thinking about world peace
Mutual respect and forgiveness
Foundations for peace in the world

So even if I get a bit drunk like this
I’m really a proper social dandy guy
Or to put it in simpler terms
Surely you’ll allow me just a little bit
Of your lap pillow — for world peace…?

Ahh, so happy…
So soft…
So good…
If I could stay here forever
It would be heaven on earth

So please, just a tiny moment longer
Of your lap pillow — as a symbol of our peace…?

Ahh, so happy…
So good…
So drunk…
But please just give me a pass
And tomorrow I promise to do better

Forgive me
Pardon me
Excuse me
I love you

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Sunshine of my heart

Darling I love you
You know I love you just like you love me
We can get along if the wind is high
If the storm is coming

Even now I can’t believe it
Your hair; your voice
Your phone number; your plans for tomorrow
Somehow it’s all become mine
So happy-lucky — every day’s Sunday!
Right now even my English is fluent
I could go bungee jumping like a foreigner

I was sure you’d turn me down
So with nothing to lose, I shot my shot
Already thinking of excuses with which to console myself
But when I heard your answer, your unbelievable answer
Waseda University, Keio University, Tokyo University
It’s like I’ve been accepted everywhere all at once!

Everything you’re missing in life, you just tell me
We’ll make this love exactly how you want it
Whether it works out or not — it’s all up to my capacity
And on those nights when you have nowhere to go
I will come to you
For you are the sunshine of my heart

Sometimes I’ll hear strange rumors
But I just could not care less
For now I’m the one who knows you best
That’s right: you’re perfect
We’ll be so great together, they’ll all give up!

Everything you want, we’ll go shopping for it
Though there are more important things in life
I’ll make you see — that, too, is up to my capacity
And on those afternoons when you feel dizzy
I will come to you
For you are the sunshine of my heart

Darling I love you just like you love me
We can get along if the wind is high
If the storm is coming

And on those nights when you have nowhere to go
I will come to you
For you are the sunshine of my heart

Oh, show me, lay yourself bare, let’s make love
Whether it works out or not — it’s all up to my capacity
And on those afternoons when you feel dizzy
I will come to you
For you are the sunshine of my heart

You light up my world
Sunshine of my heart

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予定どおりに偶然に
By Chance As Planned
(with ASKA)

We were dreaming
Only following pre-learned steps
With no hesitation in our movements

We were looking
Into the faraway distance
With no clue as to what it all meant

The road ahead long and winding
My head began to spin…

Why don’t we talk about the future a bit?
If, say, the Earth was to turn upside down
Would I be able to catch you in my arms?
Just imagining it I suddenly feel uneasy

We were running
At a speed so fast there was no time to rest

Passing through each successive era
I happened to stop, and that’s when I saw
The road that was supposed to be unending
Had now come to an end
And there I stood
Motionless

Conscious of a faint background sound
Like that of the great Sun setting in the sky
Holding you with both arms as tight as I can
But with no sure sign, which way are we to go?

Watching the silent Moon…
Shimmering on the water’s surface…
The trees all sneering at us…
As we shiver like a fire about to go out…

Sunlight eternally clad in the smell of the earth
Until finally a golden morning rises anew

Squatting on a strawberry field
The two of us holding hands
In the far recesses of memory
I could vaguely recall such a scene

Catching a cold by the name of “science is always right”
With you shivering in my arms, which way are we to go?

We were in love
In a stance of mutual understanding

We were looking
Into the faraway distance
From so much further before
By chance as planned

Time at last loses its axis
Sure enough, this is where we met
The road that was supposed to have ended
Now stretched ahead once more
We were dreaming

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いつもまじめに君のこと
Always Thinking of You

Tonight I’m through
Through with work
And I think of you

I phoned you
Phoned you real late
Hung up ’cause it was late

Always I think of you in earnest
So you just believe in me with sincerity

I can’t see you even once a week
And still I think of you always

Somehow it’s me
Just me alone
Doing all the talking

Feels like I don’t know
Like I don’t yet really know
All there is to know about you

Another day of thinking of you
All that happened to you today
Please share it all with me

Sometimes I can’t find the right words
And with my personality; at my age?
I can’t say it with a straight face
But I love you always

Always I think of our future in earnest
So you just believe in me with sincerity

Because surely in the end
It will be the two of us together

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