Retired Storyteller

[Intro] Mug sits heavy on the wood Ash is falling slow and good [Verse 1] I've got scars across my calloused hands Seen things no man should understand Dug through ruins where the dead still sleep Walked the roads that the shadows keep [Verse 2] Once I stood where the dragon breathed Held the sword that the king once weaved Lost good friends down that dark stone hall Some don't come back, that's the way it falls [Chorus] So pull your chair up close tonight Let the fire burn away the fright I don't swing blades like I did before But I still got all the stories, yeah I still got more [Verse 3] They don't know the man behind the cloak Just see an old man buying smoke Every crack here in this weathered face Is one more tale I can retrace [Chorus] So pass the ale and lean right in These walls have heard the things I've seen I won't fight the dark out there no more But I still got all the stories, yeah I still got more [Bridge] Heroes die and legends fade Only the tales are what remain You don't need steel to leave your mark Just a good old story told after dark [Solo] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus] So when I'm gone and this fire dies These words will still be in the skies I may not walk the dungeons any more But I left all the stories, yeah I left them all for yours [Outro] Another mug, another tale The fire dies, the dawn prevails