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 --- .