"Galadriel to Sam"
lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Wouldn't you rather give up on your quest
And go home to your garden away in the West?
Once I had a garden, and I too had to choose
What I wanted to keep, what I was willing to lose

Once I lived in the West, and I planted a tree
And its leaves shone like gold by the shore of the Sea
But I went on a journey, and I left it behind
And, just like your garden, it weighs on my mind

Then a day came it seemed the darkness was past
And my Lady said I could go home if I asked
And her eyes were so bright, but I spoke without fear
I said, "I'm not going home, I have work to do here!"

Well, that was what you'd call two Ages ago
But I know how you feel, Sam, believe me, I know
Today I'm the Lady, and it's you must choose
What you want to hold onto, what you're willing to lose

You've chosen the hard road, but when you get home
To your Western garden, as I to my own
Plant the seed that I give you, and tend it with care
And think of the passion that you and I share

And in your small garden someday there may shine
A golden-leafed tree, just a little like mine