To Bid You Farewell

Lyrics from Return of the King

Tonight, as I dwell
On times past

I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers
I will say this last goodbye

Comrades and Family
Who walked
Beside me

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

Travels taken
Laughter
Given

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea
Under cloud, beneath the stars

I’m homeward
Bound now
Where all
Past roads
Lead me

Over snow one winter’s morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell

My memories
Of times
Fleeting

We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

Friend and Family
I have now
I tell
You all

Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don’t regret
Nor will I forget
All who took the road with me

Twilight
Is here
I hear others
Calling me

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

The Final
Adventure
Calls to me

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea
To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go

Memories of
Those who passed
Now before me

To turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell

Through passes
And through
Dells

We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

I bid you all a very fond farewell

Fin
4/14/2026

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