Candlelight and Company

From mountain peaks to valley low Where wandering feet may chance to go Each inn becomes a welcome sight A beacon in the fading light Where stories warm like flames so bright And friendship makes the burden light Here's to the road that brought us here Here's to the tales we hold so dear Here's to the friends both old and new Here's to the bonds that carry through So let your voice ring loud and clear For tonight we're all welcome here Some seek their fortune far and wide While others let the fates decide But whether prince or common hand All equal at this table stand Where copper spends as well as gold And every story's worth bein' told The merchant with his silken wares The farmer with his wheat to share The soldier with his battle scars The sailor guided by the stars All find their place within these walls When evening's gentle welcome calls Let every heart find comfort here As shadows grow both far and near For in this light we all belong United by this simple song Here's to the road that brought us here Here's to the tales we hold so dear Here's to the friends both old and new Here's to the bonds that carry through So let your voice ring loud and clear For tonight we're all welcome here When morning comes we'll part our ways But carry warm these golden days For every inn along the road Holds friendship's light when tales are told