Kaerimichi

The Road Home

Kaerimichi

Here, go right, then, go leftKoko o migi tsugi hidari
Oh, no matter which way I goMou nicchi mo sacchi mo
I end up nowhere, how bothersome!Ikanaku tte komaru

Right and left, left and rightMigi hidari higi midari
Through the bus windowBasu no mado kara
Don't put your arms or legsTe ya ashi o dasu na

There, go left, soon, turn rightSoko hidari sugu migi e
Oh, no matter what we doMou docchi ga docchi de mo
In the end we end up the sameKekkyoku onaji

After sun comes cloudsHarenochi kumori
And so in some placesTokoro ni yori
Sometimes it looks like rainTokidoki ame mitai na koto da yo ne

If you just keep on stopping on the wayYorimichi bakari shitetara
Before you knowItsu no ma ni ka
The day will endHi ga kureteru
Even the year will endToshi mo kureteru
And you'll be left perplexed!Tohou ni kurechatteru

My tummy is growling, so let's returnOnaka ga naku kara kaerou
Let's return straight homeMassugu ouchi e kaerou
And in times when my heart is lostKokoro ga mayou toki wa
I'll use that smile as a guideSono egao ga mejirushi

Let's join our hands and returnTe to te o tsunaide kaerou
Together, let's return homeIssho ni ouchi e kaerou
I'm sure our destination is always thereItsu datte soko ni ite
And with you, I'll discover itMitsukete kureru anata to

Even if the way is roundaboutToomawari de mo
It's actually not roundabout at all!Toomawari ja nai

Here, go left, again, go leftKore hidari mata hidari
Oh, as we keep turning like thisMou socchi wa socchi de
My eyes begin to spinMe ga mawatte shimau

Look to your right, now, look to your leftMigi o mite hidari mite
Now, one more time, to the right and to the leftMo ichido migi hidari
It's an infinite loopMugen ruupu

Keep going left, now finally, turn rightMada hidari yatto migi
Hey, telling me to go this way and thatMou acchi mo kocchi mo
It's a bit annoying, you know?Urusai na chotto

We're pretending that the way is curvedMagaru ka to misekakete
Maybe in reality the road aheadJitsu wa michinari ni
Is actually straightMassugu kamo yo

If you just keep on stopping on the wayYorimichi bakari shitetara
Before you knowItsu no ma ni ka
The day will endHi ga kureteru
Even the year will endToshi mo kureteru
And you'll be left perplexed!Tohou ni kurechatteru

My tummy is growling, so let's returnOnaka ga naku kara kaerou
Let's return straight homeMassugu ouchi e kaerou
And in times when my heart is lostKokoro ga mayou toki wa
I'll use that smile as a guideSono egao ga mejirushi

Let's join our hands and returnTe to te o tsunaide kaerou
Together, let's return homeIssho ni ouchi e kaerou
I'm sure our destination is always thereItsu datte soko ni ite
And with you, I'll discover itMitsukete kureru anata to

Even if the way is roundaboutToomawari de mo
It's actually not roundabout at all!Toomawari ja nai

And the thing I'm searching forSagashimono nara
I actually found a long time ago, butTokku ni mitsuketa kedo
Somehow or another, nowDouka ima wa
I'm still searching like thisKono mama de ite
Until I get sleepyNemuku naru jikan made
Just a little more!Ato sukoshi

My tummy is growling, so let's returnOnaka ga naku kara kaerou
Let's return straight homeMassugu ouchi e kaerou
And in times when my heart is lostKokoro ga mayou toki wa
I'll use that smile as a guideSono egao ga mejirushi

Let's join our hands and returnTe to te o tsunaide kaerou
Together, let's return homeIssho ni ouchi e kaerou
I'm sure our destination is always thereItsu datte soko ni ite
And with you, I'll discover itMitsukete kureru anata to

Even if the way is roundaboutToomawari de mo
This special roadTokubetsu na michi

Even if the way is roundaboutToomawari de mo
It's actually not roundabout at all!Toomawari ja nai