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Lyrics: Takeda Tetsuya Music: Yamamoto Yasuyo Released: September 21, 1978 Free Images: From Pixabay (Part) "Lyrics" Cosmos flowers blooming by the railroad crossing sway as a freight train passes by Then it disappears into the setting sun When I was 14 I would always put my ear to the cold rails Listening to the sound of the rails I dreamed of a long journey When I think about it, I've come a long way It's been six years since I left my hometown When I think about it, I've come a long way I wonder how far I'll go from here on out In the streams of Chikugo A shadow of a person fishing for small fish Floated on the surface of the river It swayed with each wind I had just turned 20 I cried, blaming the woman I'd broken up with, wishing I'd just died I believed that love was only once When I think about it, I've come a long way Now I'm married with a child When I think about it, I've come a long way I fondly remember those days Drinking on sleepless nights Every time I hear the whistle of a night train It feels so far away, so close to my ears The sound of the rails passes by When I think about it, I've come a long way Every time I turn around, my hometown When I think about it, I've come a long way It feels like it's getting further away When I think about it, I've come a long way I came all the way here alone But when I think about it, I've come a long way I wonder how far I'll go from here