Koike Teppei

A Song for You

Koike Teppei


I know, I know how you feel 
I wanted to say that casually 
But instead I'll put all the love you can take 
Into a song and send it to you 

You always look cheerful 
But I've been waiting for the season 
When you would look out the window at the sky 
Your face full of anticipation and worry 

I got so used 
To always having you by my side 
But maybe I was fooling myself 
To think I knew anything and everything about you 

You chose a different path than everyone else 
In order to make your dream come true 
I watched you shine 
As you left for somewhere unfamiliar 
But I didn't realize what you wanted to tell me 
Behind your smile... 

I know, I know how you feel 
I want to be able to say it from the heart 
Because I have so much more 
Than just tender words I want to tell you 
As the cherry blossoms fall under the spring sun 

The gently changing seasons 
Mark the time that we're apart 
I wonder why it still doesn't seem real 
That you're getting further away 

If there are things about me you don't know 
Then there must also be things I don't know about you 
The pages multiply 
Telling our days apart 

Let's make a photo album in our hearts 
Of all the familiar scenes 
And then when times are hard 
We can just open it up and look at it 
Thinking like that 
Is how we grow up 

I know, I know how you feel 
I want to be able to say that 
You're more precious to me than anyone else 
So even though we take different paths 
I'm sure we'll meet here again 

You believed in your path 
And walked facing forwards 
And I love you for that 
And I'll always love you even when we're apart 

I know, I know how you feel 
I want to be able to say it from the heart 
So I'll put more than just tender words 
Into a song and send it to you 
As the cherry blossoms fall under the spring sun 

All I can do for you now 
Is send a song for you as you leave on your journey...