There and Back Again

A tale can start in many ways From the forest calm, a campfire glows In the silent night of rain and cold A wanderer tells a story Fiery jaws and sharpened teeth A warden made of evil kind With his cold blood and hardened scales He stared at me face to face "A journey there and back again" That's what is told in Hobbit's tales Indelible black on paper white This venture won't be forgotten Those were not his final rhymes That story of a burglar far from home From the silent shire he came along With a fellowship of dwarves For the dwarves we have come from far abroad Curses veil the halls Rain of fire in the dark cancels the night Rise or fall, it's your own fate Keep the ring, face the fear Hold the tears that home is far away Live the pages of a story and you'll never die The green hills flourish In a land that calls from far away Turn your sight to the horizon When the morn shines again Many days and many nights Awake beside the campfire's glow With the hope of seeing the morning light And finally your destination "A journey there and back again" That's what is told in Hobbit's tales Instill bravery in the youngest hearts Destroying their desperation For the dwarves we have come from far abroad To the throne of our ancestry we're marching on Straight, on and on Earth is calling Down through the mountains Like a stream to the valley Gathers us all The green hills flourish Even stars shine forth anew The last hope for a new world Strong will rise Keep the ring, face the fear Hold the tears that home is far away Live the pages of a story and you'll never die The green hills flourish In a land that calls from far away Turn your sight to the horizon When the morn shines again