**[Verse 1]** Each time we were together, We'd raise a glass and smile, "One for the road," I'd say to you, "You know that road's a mile!" We'd laugh about the journey, And all the things we'd do, Never knowing all those years Would mean so much to lose. **[Verse 2]** As the years went racing by, One became a few, I'd watch you pay the landlord, And somehow one meant two. We'd creep back through the doorway, Trying not to make a sound, "Sshhh, don't wake the household!" As we stumbled safely homeward bound. **[Pre-Chorus]** "What time do you two call this?" We'd hear it from the stair, Was it a welcome home, my friend, Or a warning to beware? **[Chorus]** One for the road, one for the memories, One for the times we thought would never end, One for the laughter, one for the stories, One for my old and dearest friend. And now I raise my glass alone, With an empty chair beside me, If I could have one more with you, There's nowhere else I'd rather be. **[Verse 3]** Now the road goes on without you, And the nights are twice as long, I still can hear your laughter In the echoes of our song. Sometimes I leave a glass there, Just in case you pass my way, Perhaps someone will take it, But I wish that you could stay. **[Pre-Chorus]** I wonder if they're laughing Somewhere down the road tonight, Telling tales and raising glasses In the glow of golden light. **[Chorus]** One for the road, one for the memories, One for the times we thought would never end, One for the laughter, one for the stories, One for my old and dearest friend. And now I raise my glass alone, With an empty chair beside me, If I could have one more with you, There's nowhere else I'd rather be. **[Bridge]** Oh, if I knew back then What I know today, I'd hold those little moments And never let them slip away. I'd take that extra minute, I'd listen just a little more, I'd walk that winding mile with you Like all those nights before. **[Final Chorus]** One for the road, one for the memories, One for every mile we walked as friends, One for the laughter, one for the stories, And one for a love that never ends. So I'll leave a glass upon the table, And I'll raise my own to you, For the roads may part and time may pass, But my heart still walks with you. **[Outro – softly, almost spoken]** One for the road, my old friend, Just one more, before we part… The road goes on without you now, But you'll never leave my heart.
