[Verse 1] At the edge of a steep hillside, A stranger stopped at a lonely inn. He looked sad, and his clothes were torn, And on the table stood a mug of wine. He looked sad, and his clothes were torn, And on the table stood a mug of wine. [Verse 2] Good man, wandering across the world, Come inside and stay with me awhile. Before you go, there's nowhere for you, Only the road that leads you back. Before you go, there's nowhere for you, Only the road that leads you back. [Verse 3] Do you remember a burning summer, A forest with buds upon its branches? Do you remember your friends, your beloved, And a home with your mother at the window? Do you remember your friends, your beloved, And a home with your mother at the window? [Verse 4] And you've come to an inn upon a cliff, Yet you cannot drown all your sorrow. And you wonder if the water is deep enough To drown today with all your tears. And you wonder if the water is deep enough To drown today with all your tears. [Verse 5] He answered me as he slowly rose. His eyes were swollen from crying. "I've gone away to die somewhere far from here. I was only looking for a peaceful place." "I've gone away to die somewhere far from here. I was only looking for a peaceful place."
