artist: 斉藤和義 (Saito Kazuyoshi)
album/single: おつかれさまの国
release: 2008.12.3
ichinichi ni nando mo kurikaesu sono kotoba
moshikashitara "konnichiwa" yori mo ooi kurai
sono hito no tsukare ni "o" wo tsukete "sama" made tsukete
"otsukaresama desu" to koe kakeru bokura no hibi
yasashikute tsuyokute isshoukenmei de
ikiru koto wa tada sore dake demo taihen de
sono ai mo shigoto mo taisetsu de atama wo sagete
"otsukaresama desu" to iikawasu bokura no kuni
* tsurai no wa wakatteru dakedo wakaranai yo
dare datte sorezore kakushita setsunasa wa
hontou wa ienakute dakara iu no darou
arigatou daijoubu desu otsukaresama desu
nakitaku naru koto mo atarimae sakamichi wa
mou nando mo keiken shita kara narete kita
sono hito no namida wa nuguenai michaikenai
"otsukaresama desu" to hohoende bokura no tabi
kokoro wa tsuyokunai dakedo yowaku mo nai
itsudatte wasurenai ano koro mita yume wa
hontou wa iitakute dakara iu no darou
arigatou shinjite kurete doumo arigatou
warui koto bakari jyanai koto mo jinsei de
monogatari wa mada mada tsuzuku yo saa ikou
sono yume mo fuan mo tatakai mo kore kara dakara
"otsukaresama desu" to itte miru kono boku ni
* repeat
hontou wa iitakute dakara iu no darou
arigatou shinjite kurete doumo arigatou