Pinyin Lyrics, English Lyrics (Translation), Info/About, Background Story, Covers & Versions, Chords, Video, and Streaming Links of The Distance of Love以后别做朋友(Yi Hou Bie Zuo Peng You) The Way We Were OST By Eric Chou周兴哲
Info/About “The Distance of Love”
| Song Name | The Distance of Love以后别做朋友(Yi Hou Bie Zuo Peng You) |
| Artist | Eric Chou周兴哲 |
| Lyricist | Wu I-Wei |
| Composer | Eric Chou |
| Released | 2014 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Language | Mandarin |
Background Story of “The Distance of Love”
This song was released on August 1, 2014, it’s the ending song of the TV Series “The Way We Were/16个夏天” and and has become one of the most popular tracks by Eric Chou周兴哲, since release, it has been covered by many other artists.
Lyrics in Pinyin/Mandarin/English of “The Distance of Love”
xí guàn tīng nǐ fēn xiǎng shēng huó xì jié
习惯听你分享生活细节
Used to hearing you share life’s details
hài pà pò huài wán měi de píng héng diǎn
害怕破坏完美的平衡点
Afraid to ruin the perfect balance
bǎo chí zhe jù lí yī kē xīn de yáo yuǎn
保持着距离一颗心的遥远
Keeping a distance, a heart so far away
wǒ de jì mò nǐ jiù tīng bù jiàn
我的寂寞你就听不见
You can’t hear my loneliness
wǒ zǒu huí cóng qián nǐ wǎng wèi lái fēi
我走回从前你往未来飞
I walk back to the past, you fly to the future
yù jiàn duì de rén cuò guò jiāo chā diǎn
遇见对的人错过交叉点
Meeting the right person but missing the intersection
míng míng nǐ jiù yǐ jīng zhàn zài wǒ miàn qián
明明你就已经站在我面前
Clearly you’re already standing before me
wǒ què bù duàn huī shǒu shuō zài jiàn
我却不断挥手说再见
Yet I keep waving goodbye
yǐ hòu bié zuò péng you péng you bù néng qiān shǒu
以后别做朋友 朋友不能牵手
Let’s not be friends in the future, friends can’t hold hands
xiǎng ài nǐ de chōng dòng wǒ zhǐ néng xiào zhe dài guò
想爱你的冲动 我只能笑着带过
The urge to love you, I can only laugh it off
zuì hǎo de péng you yǒu xiē mèng bù néng shuō chū kǒu
最好的朋友 有些梦 不能说出口
Best friends, some dreams can’t be spoken
jiù bù yòng chéng dān huì shī qù nǐ de xīn tòng
就不用承担 会失去你的心痛
So I won’t have to bear the heartache of losing you
huà yī gè ān quán de tiān kōng jiè xiàn
划一个安全的天空界线
Draw a safe boundary in the sky
shéi dōu bù zhǔn wèi wǒ men diào yǎn lèi
谁都不准为我们掉眼泪
No one is allowed to shed tears for us
fàng qì hǎo hǎo ài yī gè rén de jī huì
放弃好好爱一个人的机会
Give up the chance to truly love someone
yào kàn zhe nǐ xìng fú dào yǒng yuǎn
要看着你幸福到永远
Just want to see you happy forever
yǐ hòu bié zuò péng you péng you bù néng qiān shǒu
以后别做朋友 朋友不能牵手
Let’s not be friends in the future, friends can’t hold hands
xiǎng ài nǐ de chōng dòng wǒ zhǐ néng xiào zhe dài guò
想爱你的冲动 我只能笑着带过
The urge to love you, I can only laugh it off
zuì hǎo de péng you yǒu xiē mèng bù néng shuō chū kǒu
最好的朋友 有些梦 不能说出口
Best friends, some dreams can’t be spoken
jiù bù yòng chéng dān huì shī qù nǐ de xīn tòng
就不用承担 会失去你的心痛
So I won’t have to bear the heartache of losing you
rěn zhù shī kòng tài zhé mó wǒ zì zuò zì shòu
忍住失控 太折磨 我自作自受
Holding back the loss of control, too torturous, I brought it on myself
huí yì dōu shì wǒ hǎo bù liǎo de shāng kǒu
回忆都是我 好不了的伤口
Memories are all unhealed wounds
yǐ hòu hái shì péng you hái shì nǐ zuì dǒng wǒ
以后还是朋友 还是你最懂我
In the future, we’ll still be friends, you still understand me best
wǒ men yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng jiù zǒu dào shì jiè jìn tóu
我们有始有终 就走到世界尽头
We’ll have a proper ending, walking to the end of the world
yǒng yuǎn de péng you zhù fú wǒ yù jiàn ài yǐ hòu
永远的朋友 祝福我 遇见爱以后
Forever friends, bless me to find love
bù huì zài nuò ruò jǐn jǐn wò zhù nà shuāng shǒu
不会再懦弱 紧紧握住那双手
Won’t be cowardly again, will tightly hold those hands
Covers & Versions of “The Distance of Love”
Lyrics Video
MV Version (220 million views on Youtube as of May 2025!!!)
Live Performance in 2024
KTV Version
Korean Cover
Cover by Jolin Tsai蔡依林 (the second one) (Live)
Cover by Jam Hsiao萧敬腾 (Live)
Live Performance in 2015
Cover by Ouyang Yaoying欧阳耀莹
Live Performance in 2019
Instrumental version
Eng sub version
Cover by Mag Lam林欣彤
Trending Fan Cover
Live Performance in 2017 (the first one) (Live)
Guitar Cover
Piano Cover
Cover by Our Channel我们
Vietsub version
MV Version
Yokez叶玉棂 Cover
Piano Cover/Tutorial/Sheet
Cover by Rose Liu刘明湘
Cover by 郭皓月 Howard Guo
Cover by Wang Yicheng王翊丞
Chords of “The Distance of Love”
Streaming Links of “The Distance of Love”
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