Sakura

[Originally by Naotaro Moriyama] Pacts we have made, while planning for the day That we might get a chance to meet again I'll wave and nod, while parting down these city streets That Cherry Blossoms hedge Though we have forged through good times and through bad You always kept a smile on your face And when this world would try to drag me to the ground I find strength in those days And through these misty depths I faintly still detect That melody we used to hold so dear Sakura, Sakura Full and clinging to the trees Knowing soon their fate is near, but holding Strong throughout the breeze So, farewell my old friend, it's time for us to go With unchanging hearts we'll both continue on… from here Now it's as though, I have the strength to say The words that I have longed to speak to you From here on out, I wish you nothing but the best in everything you do This bustling cityscape That's changing every day Feels as though it's rushing us along Sakura, Sakura Slowly drifting from the boughs With the hopes that they'll be born again, while floating to the ground Please don't shed any tears, but it's time for us to part Show me again that simple smile of yours Sakura Sakura Lightly dancing through the sky Bathing in the ever present glowing of these city lights So farewell my old confidante, Let's meet like this again On the same paths where Cherry Blossoms fall…once more