Mr. Tanaka & Mr. Smith (Original Song)

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A song I started to write last year but got stuck on, then a mate suggested something and I finished it last week. So, pretty fresh I guess.

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Hands across the ocean, you smile to hide the pain.
Waiting at the airport, in your hands you hold his name,
You try your best to hide it, but he sees it in your eyes,
Your smile is tinged with sorrow, a pain you can't disguise.

And lying awake at night, sometimes you cry yourself to sleep.
In the darkness hear her whisper, "Darling, don't you weep'

Don't cry, don't cry, my dear

You show him round your hometown, laugh at all his jokes,
Try your best laugh to with him, at the things you cherish most.

And later on, when he's gone away, you cry into your beer,
You're running for the last train, his laughter echoes in your ears.

Don't cry, don't cry, Tanaka-san,
Nakanai de, nakanai de, Tanaka-san. (Don't Cry, Don't cry)

Kokoro no naka de naite (cry in your heart)
Nihon no koto o naite (Cry for Japan)

Waving at the airport, and you're smiling with relief,
A burden lifted from you, as you watch his plane take-off.

But you know deep in your heart, that he'll be back again someday,
He, and others like him, their world's smaller everyday.

Cry for the past, cry for the past, Tanaka-san
In your wounded heart, cry for Japan.

Copyright Christian Larke 2008

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• Japan

[Premedia]

Dropped by to catch the lyrics after seeing your live video of it. Really interesting song.

[SafetyChris]

thanks man

appreciate you checking it out

[artoisdude]

I'm enjoying listening to your stuff, thanks for sharing. All the best.

[SafetyChris]

cheers man, appreciate you checking it out

[coverfactory]

Great song chris! Nihon go de utau koto ga dekiru! sugoii!

[SafetyChris]

merci beaucoup, ありがとう！　where did you study Japanese?

[SafetyChris]

thankyou very much

appreciate the comment

[flatted5th]

Yeah- keep writing songs- you're good at it!

[SafetyChris]

ever heard of the word hypocrisy?

[SafetyChris]

ever heard of the word hypocrisy?