Company of Kings

The wilderness is greener than you might imagine
 Always greenest in the fall
 Tears can be your fastest ticket in
 And laughin' won't slow you down at all
 That voice out there in the wilderness
 It ain't always all alone
 Sometimes you find some company
 Sometimes you just find bones
 Some folks will wander in lookin' for meaning
 Some go lookin' just for lies
 Some think the future's told there
 Some just go on in to die
 But now I've been sent for
 To tell you what I've seen
 The rambler sneaks back in the palace
 To respect his company of kings
 Gather 'round the council table
 Lift your cups to sky and sing
 Your rake will do whatever able
 To respect his company of kings
 Listening to your conversation
 Stepping out with mission clear
 To look upon all creation
 In careful hope and joyous fear
 And come back to you ever crazy
 Willing to recall the dreams
 Of chains that turn into ashes
 And ashes that turned into streams
 Gather 'round the council table
 Lift your cups to sky and sing
 Your rake will do whatever able
 To respect his company of kings
 You can't close your ears to the prattling fool
 But wise men's words are like wading pools
 I'll step into them nice and easy
 And lay down when I know they're true
 Gather 'round the council table
 Lift your cups to sky and sing
 Your rake will do whatever able
 To respect his company of kings