Released: December 22, 1999

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「Carry On my way」歌詞]

Long Long Night 夜明けの光をさがして
君をさがして………

そんなに自分を責めないで
誰にだって 孤独(ひとり)の夜はあるから
ため息もすぐかき消される 街の中で
傷つくたび やさしくなっていけるはず

ゆずれない夢があるなら I Believe
この道の先で出逢える Love & Friends
こんな日ばかりじゃないよね It's My Life
涙を拭いて

Yes! Carry On…my way
Carry On…my dreams
明日は晴れる
Yes Yes, Let's start again
Let's move again
さあ 手をのばしていこう Woo……
涙が止まらなくてもかまわない
自分らしさ奪われず生きていればいい
So Carry On

未来さえ見れない この国で
生き急いで 墜ちていきそうな時でも
魂まで 街の誰かに 奪われないで
たったひとりの自分を 大事にしなきゃね

旅立ちはいつも哀しい bye my love
でもここにいるわけにはいかない without you
このままじゃ終われないよね It's My Life
歩き出そう

Yes! Carry On…my way
Carry On…my dreams
やり直せる
Yes! Yes! Let's start again
Let's move again
さあ 胸張っていこう Woo……
かすかな光が見える あの場所へ
もう一度… 今日からまた始めればいい
So Carry On

Yes! Carry On…my way
Carry On…my dreams
明日は晴れる
Yes Yes, Let's start again Woo
Let's move again
さあ 手をのばしていこう

Yes! Carry On…my way
Carry On…my dreams
やり直せる

Yes! Yes! Let's start again Woo
Let's move again
さあ 胸張っていこう Woo……
かすかな光が見える あの場所へ
もう一度… 今日からまた始めればいい
So Carry On

SPEED (JPN)

SPEED is a four piece Japanese girl group consisting of Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子), Eriko Imai (今井絵理子), Takako Uehara (上原多香子), and Hitoe Arakaki (新垣仁絵) with the single “Body & Soul” in 1996 with the main vocalists being Hiroko and Eriko; the youngest members at the time were only 13 years of age.

The group would go on to win the Japan Gold Disc Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. However, by 2000, the group decided to disband, much to the dismay of loyal fans, but did get together numerous times – twice to release music, and many other times for charity. During their disbandment, the members embarked on solo careers, most notably Hiroko.

On August 20, 2008, the group announced that they would be reuniting permanently, and made their major comeback on November 12, 2008, with the single “あしたの空”, which translates roughly as “Tomorrow’s Sky”.