Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - Tokyo Purin and fellow friends - 明日笑っていられるように

I watched this a handful of times at 3 in the morning and was a right mess. It's beautiful. The video, the lyrics, everything just hit me right in the feels.

The lyrics really do read like a letter from a father to his son, so that's how I chose to translate them. Here you go:

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So that you can smile tomorrow,
call your wife by her name, not just “Mama”
Take her to where you made your vows to each other
and talk about everything, even if it’s too late

So that you can smile tomorrow,
throw away everything that’s held you back
You might think it’s not a big deal,
but do it anyhow

So that you can smile tomorrow,
cry until your tears dry up
If you see someone that looks sad,
wrap them gently in your warm arms

So that you can smile tomorrow,
eat the foods you love until you’re full
Udon, chikuwabu, satsuma-age
What’ll it be? Hmm, it’s hard to decide

So that you can smile tomorrow,
go visit the Sky Tree
Take this city of ours
and burn it into your memory so you’ll never forget

So that you can smile tomorrow,
drink without restraint
Get drunk, sleep, and then in your dreams
You can see the person you miss the most, just one more time

So that you can smile tomorrow,
embrace the people you love
No matter what, you’re never alone
Both of you should know that

So that you can smile tomorrow,
stay up all night reading manga
No one will get angry with you
It’s freeing, but a little lonely too

So that you can smile tomorrow,
call up the girl you broke up with after your fight
Listen to what really happened that night
and cast aside your ill-will

So that you can smile tomorrow,
kiss her under that bridge
Create a secret moment
that not even a spy satellite could uncover

So that you can smile tomorrow,
go back and read over your old diary
You’ve lived life the best you could,
it’s time to pat yourself on the back

So that you can smile tomorrow,
clean up every room in the house
Go through everything that’s been locked away,
hidden inside a desk

So that you can smile tomorrow,
delete your embarrassing emails
To take their place, write yourself a letter
so long you’ll never finish reading it

So that you can smile tomorrow,
I’ll make a promise with you, man-to-man
Protect your family, no matter what comes
and you’ll be a better man than I was

So that you can smile tomorrow,
leave something behind that proves you were here
It doesn’t matter that life could end tomorrow
You’re here, now

And I’ll always be near you

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