あの日　遠い場所で見て来た彼女は

こんな坂道を登ってたのか

つらい急斜面　その先も見えず

石ころだらけの歩きにくい日々を…

ああ　重い荷物

誰より背負って

はぐれそうな仲間たちを

励ますように

ああ　あなたになれない

今さら思ってしまうよ

いっそ憧れだけの夢なんて

諦めてしまえばきっと楽になれる

でも　そんな時にいつも

思い浮かぶ小さな背中

泣き言も言わずただひたすら

歩いてた影に続く

もしも今の私　彼女が見てたら

「甘えるんじゃないよ」って叱られるでしょう

たった一人でも置いては行かない

最高の景色を絶対に見せると…

ああ　列の先は

いつでも孤独で

相談する相手さえ

まわりにいない

ああ　あなたになれない

自分に自信がなくなる

なぜそんなに迷うこともなく

明日へと向かって生きられるの？

そう　器用ではなかった

あなたの汗を思い出す

近道はどこにもないってこと

まっすぐに前を見てた

どんな苦しくても

どこかであなたが見てるから

進むしかない　降りられない

もっともっと高い山目指し

私は歩き出す

ああ　あなたになれない

今さら思ってしまうよ

いっそ憧れだけの夢なんて

諦めてしまえばきっと楽になれる

でも　そんな時にいつも

思い浮かぶ小さな背中

泣き言も言わずただひたすら

歩いてた影に続く

あなたから　いつか褒められたい

ano hi tooi basho de mitekita kanojo wa

konna sakamichi wo nobotteta no ka
[Shi/Miy] tsurai kyuushamen sono saki mo miezu

[Shi/Miy] ishikoro darake no aruki nikui hibi wo...

aa omoi nimotsu
dare yori seotte
[Iri/Owa/Shi/Tan] haguresou na nakamatachi wo
[Iri/Owa/Shi/Tan] hagemasu you ni

aa anata ni narenai
ima sara omotte shimau yo
isso akogare dake no yume nante
akiramete shimaeba kitto raku ni nareru
demo sonna toki ni itsumo
omoi ukabu chiisana senaka
nakigoto mo iwazu tada hitasura
aruiteta kage ni tsudzuku

moshimo ima no watashi kanojo ga mitetara
"amaerun ja nai yo" tte shikarareru deshou
[Oga/Yam] tatta hitori demo oite wa yukanai
[Oga/Yam] saikou no keshiki wo zettai ni miseru to...

[Sas/Nak/Hiw] aa retsu no saki wa
[Sas/Nak/Hiw] itsu demo kodoku de
[Oya/Nak] soudan suru aite sae
[Oya/Nak] mawari ni inai

aa anata ni narenai
jibun ni jishin ga nakunaru
naze sonna ni mayou koto mo naku
ashita e to mukatte ikirareru no?
sou kiyou de wa nakatta
anata no ase wo omoidasu
chikamichi wa doko ni mo naitte koto

massugu ni mae wo miteta

[Koj/Shi/Miy/Yok] donna kurushikute mo
[Koj/Shi/Miy/Yok] dokoka de anata ga miteru kara
[Iri/Owa/Shi/Tan] susumu shikanai orirarenai
[Oga/Sas/Miy/Yam] motto motto takai yama mezashi
[Oya/Nak/Nak/Hiw] watashi wa aruki dasu

aa anata ni narenai
ima sara omotte shimau yo
isso akogare dake no yume nante
akiramete shimaeba kitto raku ni nareru
demo sonna toki ni itsumo
omoi ukabu chiisana senaka
nakigoto mo iwazu tada hitasura
aruiteta kage ni tsudzuku

anata kara itsuka homeraretai

That day, I saw her from afar

Did she really climb all the way up there?

Unable to see beyond that steep slope

I began walking this difficult, stony road

Ah... her burden

Was heavier than anyone else’s

As she cheered on

Her straying comrades

Ah... I can’t be like you

Is what I’ve now come to think

Giving up on these whimsical dreams

Would make things so much easier

But in those times I always

Remember that tiny back of yours

Without complaining and in earnest

You moved forward, as your shadow stretched on

If she were to see me now

She might scold me for being too relaxed

She refuses to leave anyone behind

So that we may reach our greatest heights

Ah... at the front of those rows

Is always such a lonely place

There isn’t anyone around

Who can be consulted

Ah... I can’t be like you

I lose confidence in myself

How can you move forward

So unwaveringly into the future?

That’s right, I remember

The sweat of your ineptitude

Knowing there weren’t any shortcuts

You looked straight ahead

No matter how tough it gets

You’re looking on from someplace

So I’ve got to move on, I can’t let up

Aiming for higher and higher mountains

I will walk on

Ah... I can’t be like you

Is what I’ve now come to think

Giving up on these whimsical dreams

Would make things so much easier

But in those times I always

Remember that tiny back of yours

Without complaining and in earnest

You moved forward, as your shadow stretched on

Someday, may you commend me