Released: February 10, 1999

Songwriter: 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki) Kazuhito Kikuchi

Producer: Max Matsuura

Nagakatta yo mou sukoshi de kogoesou de me o tojite'ta

Wow wow wow...

Dore kurai no omoi ga tsunotte
Donna katachi no kotoba de tsudzutta nara
Kono kimochi ga todoku no ka nante
Kitto dare ni mo wakaranai

Keredo ano hito ni tsutaete kudasai
"yuruginaku shinjiru chikara ga koko ni wa aru" to

Nagakatta yo mou sukoshi de kogoesou de me o tojite'ta
Dare ni mo kidzukarenai mama tanoshimi ni shite ita kisetsu wa megutte iku

Wow wow wow...

Ima wa koko de subeki koto o shite
Heiki ni nattara waraeba ii

Dou ka ano hito ni tsutaete kudasai
"tookute mo chikakute mo itsu mo tonari ni iru" to

Nagakatta yo mou sukoshi de atatakai hizashi abireru
Honto wa gutto koraete'ta jibun ni dake wa makenai you ni
Nagakatta yo mou sukoshi de atatakai hizashi abireru
Hanarete sugoshita jikan ga samishiku nakatta to ittara uso ni naru

Nagakatta ne mou sugu da ne atatakai hizashi abitai
Honto wa gutto koraete'ta jibun ni dake wa makenai you ni
Nagakatta ne mou sugu da ne atatakai hizashi abitai
Issho ni itai to negatte ita no wa watashi dake ja nai to omou kara

Wow wow wow...

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is one of the most prolific singers to have emerged on the Japanese pop scene. Having debuted in the late ‘90s with a mini-album that failed to gain any commercial recognition, only to get catapulted a few years after into stardom with the release of her major studio album. She has released seventeen studio albums and seven extended plays, as well as a series of compilations, remix and live albums.

She is one of the best-selling solo artists of all time in Japan, and holds an impressive amount of record achievements under her belt, including the most number-one hits as well as the most consecutive number-one hits by a female artist.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a recognized figure not only in Japan, but throughout several other Asian countries as well.