Parting Request

He was weary
When last I saw him
But smiling still just as always
We laughed for hours
At favorite stories
Of the three of us in younger days
Now it’s important
That you rejoin me
At the parting request of our companion
Dreams of glory
Just beyond us
Sent me off chasing gold
When he kept trying
To reunite us
When my pursuits had left me cold
Now it’s important
That you rejoin me
At the parting request of our companion
And so he brings us
Back together
But he had to go to such extremes
And in your eyes now
As real as ever
Is the love I traded for my dreams
Now it’s important
That you’ve rejoined me
At the parting request of our companion
And it’s important
That you forgive me
At the parting request of our companion
Of our companion
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