Cover art for The Road Goes Ever On-Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Road Goes Ever On-Return of the King

Jan. 1, 19551 viewer

The Road Goes Ever On-Return of the King Lyrics

The Road goes ever on and on
     Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
     Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
     But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
     My evening rest and sleep to meet.

Still round the corner there may wait
     A new road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by,
     A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
     West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

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January 1, 1955
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