The official song of the 2000 Okinawa Summit. Amuro Namie apparently sang it for President Clinton. I'm inclined to think he's unworthy of the honor. No doubt this song was calculated to appeal to as many people as possible, and it worked for me. Makes you wanna hold hands with everybody in the world. Romaji and translation both mine.

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Never End

Tooi mirai datta
Tooi kuni datta
Tooi omoi datta
Tooi kioku datta

Anata to wa zutto mae kara kitto
Meguriau tame ni ai wo chikatta
Ima made no koto wo zenbu hanasou
Ashita kara no koto wo motto hanasou

Never End Never End
Watashitachi no mirai wa
Never End Never End
Watashitachi no ashita wa
Fantasy yume wo miru
Dare demo yume wo miru
Kazoekirenai
Yasashisa ga sasaeteru

Zutto kiseki datta
Zutto egaiteita
Yatta wakatte kita
Kitto daiji na koto

Ikiteikanakya ikenai
Namida no hi demo
Dakedo tsuyoku narenai, naranakya ikenai
Yousha naku toki wa kizamitsuzukeru
Hashiru kokoro osae arukitsuzukeru

Never End Never End
Watashitachi no mirai wa
Never End Never End
Watashitachi no ashita wa
Kazoekirenai
Yasashisa ga sasaeteru
Wasurerarenai
Omoide no kaze ga fuku

Never End Never End
Watashitachi no mirai wa
Never End Never End
Watashitachi no ashita wa
Fantasy yume wo miru
Dare demo yume wo miru
Kazoekirenai
Yasashisa ga sasaeteru

Never End Never End
Watashitachi no mirai wa
Never End Never End
Watashitachi no ashita wa

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Never End

It was a distant future
It was a distant country
It was a distant feeling
It was a distant memory

I must have pledged my love to you long ago
For the sake of this chance meeting
Let's talk about everything thus far
Let's talk about everything that lies ahead

Never End Never End
Our future will
Never End Never End
Our tomorrows will
We dream of a fantasy
For everyone dreams
Uncountable kindnesses
Uphold us

It was always a miracle
I was always imagining
At last I came to understand
Something that is surely vital
We have to keep on living,
Even through days filled with tears
But we won't be able to grow stronger, and we need to grow stronger
We continue to remember the merciless times
We continue to check our racing hearts and walk forward

Never End Never End
Our future will
Never End Never End
Our tomorrows will
Uncountable kindnesses
Uphold us
The wind of unforgettable memories
Is blowing

Never End Never End
Our future will
Never End Never End
Our tomorrows will
We dream of a fantasy
For everyone dreams
Uncountable kindnesses
Uphold us

Never End Never End
Our future will
Never End Never End
Our tomorrows will