The Road Goes Ever On

The road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began
Now far ahead the road has gone
And I must follow if I can
Pursuing it with eager feet
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet
And whither then? I cannot say

Farewell we call to hearth and hall
Though wind may blow and rain may fall
We must away ere break of day
Far over wood and mountain tall
To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell
In glades beneath the misty fell
Through moor and waste we ride in haste
And whither then we cannot tell

With foes ahead, behind us dread
Beneath the sky shall be our bed
With foes ahead, behind us dread
Beneath the sky shall be our bed
Until at last our toil be passed
Our journey done, our errand sped
We must away, we must away
We ride before the break of day

Pursuing it with eager feet
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet
And whither then? I cannot say