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