どうしても考えてしまう あの時あなたと歩んでいたら きっと運命変わってた あなたを失う事はなかっただろう 私には大事な親友がいた 子供のころから仲が良く いつも一緒につるんでた 行きも帰りも沢山話した 帰りに寄り道遅くまで遊んだ あなたはいつもリードしてた 人見知りな私後ろを歩いた まとわりつくようにしがみつくように ある日あなたに彼氏ができた あなたは気を遣い私に声をかけ 何か悪い気がして避けるようになった それでもクラスでは一緒にいたね 進学してからあなたは変わった 周りの影響？派手な服 そんなあなたに連れまわされた 正直言って息苦しかった キラキラしていたあの頃に 理由をつけて踏み出せなかった あんなに誘ってくれたのに 私は勇気を出せなかった どうしても考えてしまう あの時あなたと遊んでいたら きっと運命変わってた あなたを失う事はなかっただろう あなたは私に呆れてしまい あまり会わなくなったね でもお互い連絡はとってた つかず離れずの距離で 私は地方の公務員 あなたはアパレルスタッフ 場所も休みも合わない でも連絡だけは欠かさなかった ある日あなたの言葉が変わった 最近金回りがいいなんて そんなに給料ないくせに 前よりずっと派手になってた 退職してあなたは変わった 周りの影響？派手な生活 あなたの自慢がウザかった 話を聞くのも嫌になった イライラしていたあの頃に どうして話すの止めたんだろう あなたがおかしくなっている 気づいていたのにも関わらず どうしても考えてしまう あの時あなたをほだしていたら きっと運命変わってた あなたを失う事はなかっただろう おかしいと思っていた あなたの親から相談受けて 家に帰らず所在不明 不安が頭をよぎってた あなたの親から電話があり 嫌な予感は的中する 急いであなたに会いに行く 顔には布がかかってた どうしてあの時あなたを つなぎ留められなかったか あんなに仲が良くて あんなに楽しかったのに どうして手を離したんだろう しっかり握って引き戻す そんなに難しい事だった？ 悔やんでも悔やみきれない どうしても考えてしまう あの時あなたを捕まえてたら きっと運命、変わってた あなたを失う事はなかっただろう 今日も私はいつもの日常 すさぶ風が西から吹いていた ----------English lyrics---------- (Below are the English lyrics. There may be differences in nuance.) 「Best Friends Hikka - Ano Hi Ano Toki -」 I can't stop thinking... what if I had stayed by your side back then? I bet our lives would've turned out so differently. I know I wouldn't have lost you. I had a best friend who meant the world to me. We were tight ever since we were kids, always hanging out together. We’d talk for hours on the way to and from school. We'd take detours on our way home, playing until it got dark. You were always the one taking the lead, and I was the shy one, just trailing behind you, clinging to you like your shadow. Then one day, you got a boyfriend. You tried to be considerate, still inviting me out, but I started to pull away, feeling like a third wheel. Still, we were always together in class, weren't we? When we went off to college, you started to change. Was it the new crowd? The flashy clothes? You would drag me around to all these new places, and to be honest, I felt like I couldn't breathe. Back in those days when everything seemed to sparkle, I kept making excuses, I couldn't bring myself to join you. You asked me so many times, but I just couldn't work up the courage. I can't stop thinking... what if I had just hung out with you back then? I bet our lives would've turned out so differently. I know I wouldn't have lost you. I guess you got fed up with me, and we started seeing less and less of each other. But we still kept in touch, keeping each other at arm's length. I became a civil servant in our hometown. You went to work in fashion. Our workplaces and days off never lined up, but we never stopped texting. Then one day, the way you talked started to change. You'd say you were suddenly rolling in cash, even though I knew your salary couldn't be that good. Your lifestyle became way more extravagant than before. After you quit your job, you were a different person. Was it the people around you? That flashy life? Your constant bragging really got on my nerves. It got to the point where I couldn't stand listening to you. Back then, when I was so irritated, why did I just stop talking to you? I knew something was seriously wrong. I knew it, and yet I did nothing. I can't stop thinking... what if I had tried to talk some sense into you? I bet our lives would've turned out so differently. I know I wouldn't have lost you. I knew something was off. Then your parents called me, worried. They said you weren't coming home, that you were missing. A wave of dread washed over me. The phone rang again. It was your parents. And my worst fears came true. I rushed over to see you... There was a sheet covering your face. Why? Why couldn't I... Why couldn't I hold on to you back then? We were so close. We had so much fun together... Why did I let go of your hand? To just grab it tight and pull you back... Was that really so hard to do? The regret is eating me alive. I can't stop thinking... what if I had grabbed you and held on tight? I bet our lives... they would've turned out so differently. I know I wouldn't have lost you. Today is just another ordinary day for me. A bitter wind blows from the west.
