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