愛了很久的朋友 [Ài le hěn jiǔ de péng yǒu] [English translation]

At first, thinking of the future

Anything would be enough

But later I could only

Think of what happened to you all in the future

I thought I was like a balloon

Chasing the freedom of the wind

(But) later I could only miss

The pair of hands which set me free

It's funny that when loving feels like being beaten to a pulp

Tears can fix it

It's a pity that when the scars have been hardened in the heart

We can only smile and politely exchange greetings

It's good that even when there's a thousand things to say, no one will admit they're guilty

Because in the end

The most painful break up

is because of happiness.

Believing that forever is far away

Not willing to stop here

There's too many possibilities in the future

Why must we settle for this in our youth?

Believing I will change

Change until I understand love better

In the end we become

Friends who have loved each other for a very long time.