Sakakibara Yoshiko - Johnny's Bar Lyrics

Kowareta yume ga samayou yoru wa
tameiki sae mo koori tsuiteyuku.
Sabita neon no chika ni orireba
kawaranai egao afureru.

makes my dreams turn to ice and shatter.
When I hide underneath the rusted neon sign,
I break out into a frozen smile.

Yume wo nakushita hito ga atsumaru
"Uncle Johnny" no mise no katasumi
soshite itsu shika toki wo wasurete
Johnny no hanashi kiiteiru.

there I saw Uncle Johnny, in the corner of the bar,
and only when I'd forgotten about the time
did I listen to Johnny's story.

"Modorenai jikan wa wasurete shimae yo" to*
Johnny wa itsu no hi mo
waratte itta.
"Kaeritai yume nara mayowazu tobikome yo" to.
Senaka tataku yoru ni
"In my heart, so tenderness"
"It's Johnny's smile"

Johnny had said that day
with a laugh.
"If you want your dreams back, leap and go catch them."
In the night that beats on my back,
and in my heart, such tenderness...
It's Johnny's smile.

Tooi mukashi ni nakushita yume to
warai tobashite hanashite kureta.
Itsumo to onaji mune ate zubon
yasuragi wo kanjiteita.

I was told to skip the laughter.
In knowing that our hearts don the same pants,
I've felt at peace.

"Kanashimi shiru tabi ni hito wa tsuyoku naru yo" to
Johnny wa itsu no hi mo
waratte itta.
"Toki ni wa yarusenai jinsei mo aru mono" to
nagaisu de tsubuyaku.
"In my heart, so loneliness"
"It's Johnny's smile"

Johnny had said that day
with a laugh.
"There's a time when life isn't worth living,"
he mumbled on the couch.
In my heart, such loneliness...
It's Johnny's smile.

* Repeat