It’s all right now, don’t worry, I’m here alongside you
We’re small, but don’t make light of us, we’re adventurers who can run anywhere!
Check to make sure you have everything; first are your bottlecaps, right?
Oh, Father’s wristwatch, don’t ever make that sound!
From beyond the window screen comes the signal to go ahead with the fireworks
Because I want you to laugh a lot more, because it’s okay to cry a lot more
If you can’t stand and fight, then hey, I’ll take you along with me
Don’t make any excuses, okay? Have the courage to not run away
Thinking that it’ll change while you cower with a downcast face—that’s not how it works at all, is it?
Although you get worried, and depressed, and hurt
Your legs should still be able to run on, right?
A gravelly road, an uphill road, a coarse and uneven road through the rice fields
We’re trembling with so much excitement that it’s become hard to walk on
In the evening, an unexpected shower… like we care at all! Let’s bathe in the rain!
Because it’s okay to be laughed at a lot more, because it’s okay to cry a lot more
If you want to look back on it in victory, then hey, I’ll take you along with me
Don’t despair, okay? Have some unseen resolve
Sticks and stones and all that—you can’t be worrying about guys with too much time on their hands
The top of the jungle gym was our first secret base
“But it’s so easy to see,” we laughed; “It’s okay, let’s just show off!” we laughed
We laughed so many times, ignoring and running through the sudden evening rains
Do you remember it, more or less? Year 3, Class 2, Student #13
Because I want you to laugh a lot more, because it’s okay to cry a lot more
If you can’t start saying the words, then hey, I’ll take you along with me
If it’s all only pain, then there’s still time before we grow up
Will you be okay for just a bit longer? No matter how hard it falls, we’ll carry on, rain or shine
Although you get worried, and depressed, and hurt
Your legs should still be able to run on, right?
We’re invincible adventurers!