'Cause I needed a friend kimi ga hitsuyou sa
tomodachi to yoberu shiawase
Good love from me to you
    'Cause I needed a friend, you're indispensible
    That happiness that can be called 'friend'
    Good love from me to you

Say what you will
Kizutsuku tabi ni hontou no ai o motometa (1)
nando to naku tsumazuite wa
okiagatte ikitekita yo kono hi made
    Say what you will
    Whenever I was hurt, I searched for a real love
    No matter how many times I stumbled
    It was what uplifted me, kept me going, until this day

Yowaki na boku o marugoto
shinjite kureta no wa kimi
makura nurasu yoru ga kitemo
sono egao ga itsumo yuuki kureta n da
    The one who completely believed in
    my weak self was you
    Even if a night that soaks my pillow should come
    That smile always gives me courage

'Cause I needed a friend kimi ga hitsuyou sa
tomodachi to yoberu shiawase
Good love from me to you
    'Cause I needed a friend, you're indispensible
    That happiness that can be called 'friend'
    Good love from me to you

Hora mata ne
ochikomu tabi ni chippoke na jibun o shiru
fuan janai hito wa inai
dakara minna ai ga ippai hoshii n da
    Look, again
    Whenever I'm down, I realize just how small I am
    There's no one without uncertainty
    That's why everyone wants lots of love

'Cause I needed a friend kimi ga hitsuyou sa
tomodachi to yoberu shiawase
Good love from me to you
    'Cause I needed a friend, you're indispensible
    That happiness that can be called 'friend'
    Good love from me to you

Kimi ni wa boku ga hitsuyou sa
tomodachi to omoeru shiawase
Good love from me to you
Good love from me to you
    To you, I'm indispensible
    That happiness that can be thought of as 'friend'
    Good love from me to you
    Good love from me to you

Notes;
1) where they sing 'hontou' the kanji is for 'shinjitsu' which means reality.