I sit beside the fire and think 
of everything I've seen
Of all the place I have wandered, 
everywhere I've been
I sit beside the fire and think
 of people long ago
Of voices that rang through my ears, 
of faces I have known

They can't come back, 
they can't come back
And I must face the future,
 whatever it may hold
They can't come back, 
they can't come back
And even though I'm lonely, 
their stories must be told

I sit beside the fire and think 
it is time to go
The road goes ever on and on, 
it started at my door
And will walk it's winding path, 
wherever it may lead
I'll get there walking step by step,
 upon my own two feet

They can't come back, 
they can't come back
And I must face the future, 
whatever it may hold
They can't come back, 
they can't come back
And even though I'm lonely, 
their stories must be told