Lyric and music by 山下 達郎 (Tatsuro Yamashita), from his album of the same title. Released 19/9/1980.

青い水平線を　いま駆け抜けてく
とぎすまされた　時の流れ感じて

Ａｈ　ときめきへ　と動き出す世界は
忘れかけてた　遠い夢の訪れ

ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　さまよう想いなら
やさしく受け止めて　そっと包んで
ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　心に火を点けて
あふれる喜びに　拡がれ　ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ

僕の輝く未来　さあ回り始めて
虚ろな日々　全て愛に溶け込む

Ａｈ　何という朝　今すぐ君のもと
届けに行こう　燃える心迷わず

ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　時よ走り出せ
愛よ光り出せ　目もくらむ程
ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　心に火を点けて
飛び立つ魂に送るよ　ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ

届けに行こう　燃える心今こそ

ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　　ＴＩＭＥ　時よ走り出せ
愛よ光り出せ　目もくらむ程
ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　心に火を点けて
飛び立つ魂に送るよ　ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ

ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　さまよう想いなら
やさしく受け止めて　そっと包んで
ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ　心に火を点けて
あふれる喜びに　拡がれ　ＲＩＤＥ　ＯＮ　ＴＩＭＥ

Aoi suiheisen wo ima kake nuketeku
Togisumasareta toki no nagare kanjite
Ah tokimeki e to ugoki dasu sekai wa
Wasure-kaketeta tooi yume no otozure

Ride On Time samayou omoi nara
Yasashiku uketorimete sotto tsutsunde
Ride On Time kokoro ni hi o tsukete
Afureru yorokobi ni hirogare Ride On Time

Boku no kagayaku mirai saa mawari hajimete
Utsuro na hibi mo subete ai ni tokekomu
Ah nantoiu asa ima sugu kimi no moto
Todoke ni yukou moeru kokoro mayowazu

Ride On Time toki yo hashiri-dase
Ai yo hikari dase memokuramu hodo
Ride On Time kokoro ni hi o tsukete
Tobitatsu tamashii ni okuru yo Ride On Time

Todoke ni yukou moeru kokoro ima koso

Ride On Time toki yo hashiri dase
Ai yo hikari dase memokuramu hodo
Ride On Time kokoro ni hi o tsukete
Tobitatsu tamashii ni okuru yo Ride On Time

Ride On Time samayou omoi nara
Yasashiku uketorimete sotto tsutsunde
Ride On Time kokoro ni hi o tsukete
Afureru yorokobi ni hirogare Ride On Time

Alongside the blue horizon I'm running through now
while focusing my finely-honed sense on the flow of time
Ah, the world that starts to move toward excitement
calls for a long-forgotten dream

Ride on time, if you're still wandering,
you should accept it gently and hold it softly
Ride on time, light up your heart
and fill it with the over-pouring joy, let's ride on time

Bright future of mine is now start rolling
Those hollow days are now all melted into love
Ah what a morning, right now to you
Let's bring my burning heart without hesitation

Ride on time, Let's make the time start running
Let's make the love start to shine as if to make your eyes go blind
Ride on time, light up your heart
and send it to the soul soon to take off, let's ride on time

Let's bring my burning heart. Now is the time

Ride on time, Let's make the time start running
Let's make the love start to shine as if to make your eyes go blind
Ride on time, light up your heart
and send it to the soul soon to take off, let's ride on time

Ride on time, if you're still wandering,
you should accept it gently and hold it softly
Ride on time, light up your heart
and fill it with the over-pouring joy, let's ride on time

Taken from the Gene Miller cover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL1aO3tTu6I)

Inside, life is just like the sea
In the waves, you can hear my heart beat
In my dreams, we drift away
You and I
Fast and slow
All alone, we

Ride on time
Feeling our emotions
One by one
Every day a new sensation comes
Carrying our hearts away

Ride on time
Spinning on together
You and I
Gone beyond forever
Sailing free
Together we just ride on time

Girl, I can't wait for morning to break
'Cause the dream's so much better awake
That's when I will reach for you
Lifting off
Heart to heart
Side by side, we'll

Ride on time
Destiny is shining bright above
Stars are whispering their songs of love
Telling us the way to go

Ride on time
Speeding to the point of no return
Watch out for the trail of love can burn
Day and night, we'll ride on time

Lifting up
Heart to heart
From now on, we'll
From now on, we'll

Ride on time
Feeling our emotions one by one
Every day a new sensation comes
Carrying our hearts away

Ride on time
Spinning on together
You and I
Gone beyond forever
Sailing free
Together we'll just ride on time

Ride on time
Destiny is shining bright above
Stars are whispering their songs of love
Telling us which way to go

Ride on time
Speeding to the point of no return
Watch out, for the trail of love can burn
Day and night, we'll ride on time

(Ride on time)
(Forever we will ride on time)

• My Town Tunes - My version of the song as a 'town tune' in Animal Crossing.

• Jpop Recommend #85 Ride on Time by Tatsuro Yamashita - Translation source.
• Yamashita Tatsuro Lyrics: RIDE ON TIME - ANother, maybe better, translation.
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