Japan (Original Version) Lyrics

There he goes flying solo

When he lands it'll be tomorrow

Leaving me here all alone

Stuck in my mothers home

You were so much older than me

When you said this was your dream

Summer nights, strangers, crowded streets

Days would slowly turn to weeks

I cried when he left for Japan

I guess he always had these plans

He thought he became a real man

He was too far away to hold me close

I tried to hold back all my tears while being alone

The time ticking by just felt so slow

But he would just tell me "Hey go with the flow"

Does he even know?

Someone's waiting back at home.

Midnight text bought a kimono

Bullet train, right to Kyoto

I couldn't stop checking my phone

Don't know if you bothered to do so

I cried when he left for Japan

I guess he always had these plans

He thought he became a real man

He was too far away to hold me close

I tried to hold back all my tears while being alone

The time ticking by felt so slow

But he would just tell me "Hey, go with the flow"

Does he even know?

Someone's waiting

My hands begin to tremble

When I see you at the temple

You send me all these photos

How could I ever settle

Yeah, my mind could never settle

He was too far away to hold me close

I tried to hold back all my tears while being alone

The time ticking by just felt so slow

But he would just tell me "Hey go with the flow"

Does he even know

Someone's waiting back at home

I think now he knows

I'm better off alone