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I recall the day I came to stay in my beloved Ehime.
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There wasn t much I could say to express my confusion
At least in Japanese anyway.
I was struck by the smell of the staff-room and the dog-like procedure involved
when I went to the bathroom. It was a struggle back then.
But now... I ve learned to use the toilet,
And now after failing niikyu I can speak nihongo, or whatever they call it.
Now I can ask a girl for her phone number
And after 12 long months I m pretty bloody good at ikebana.
When I arrived in my town, they said there s a super(market) down the road,
And it s not too far. It took two hours by train and another hour by car.
I made a nice group of friends in my town,
They were a very friendly bunch,
But they didn t get let out of the old peoples home, that much.
But now... I ve made friends my own age,
And now I can read a menu, well at least the first page.
And now I understand that people don t mean to be dicks,
When they say with a patronizing smile, that I m good with chopsticks.
I have grown to love the love princess,
I just wish I had a little more success with the opposite sex,
or if I was gay then with the same sex. (Repeat Twice)
*Note: D on the verse is played in the shape of C 2 frets up.
Note: The album version is played with the guitar tuned two steps down.
