Lately he's been thinking Been thinking of Japan And every time he hears The word he feels like crying Oh, he's never even been there But he's been close to you Close enough to feel somehow Everything you're feeling now Thinking of Japan Thinking of Japan Thinking of Japan The earliest memory of you Your dancing shape that graced the view Against the backdrop of the bay The blue hills slipping through their shades It was just a photo (It was just a photo) A simple photo of Kyoto I might go alone Thought you'd like to know Thinking of Japan Thinking of Japan Thinking of Japan Thinking of Japan I don't know how to pass the time I don't know how to pass the time I don't know I don't know (Thinking, thinking of Japan) I don't know how to pass the time (Thinking, thinking of Japan) I don't know I don't know (Thinking, thinking of Japan) I don't know Lately I've been dreaming Dreaming of Japan And every time I hear The word I feel like sighing