If we meet in the clearing I will hold you once again All us road weary men will be young ones again And I'll laugh and I'll call you my friend There's a lifetime in your handshake There's a fire that's still burning bright We'll start over again and we'll laugh at our sins When we hold ourselves up to the light There comes a time of forgiving To fearlessly tally your scars Of all of the times we have lived through Now this one is better by far If we ever get to heaven We will have such a gathering there There's a dozen lost friends that I know in the end Will have so many stories to share And oh, but how I have missed you And I've longed to find out how you are Of all of the roads that we've rambled Now this one is better by far Better by far When the currency of life Is the counting of friends Better by far To be loving the journey Than to live for the end If I glance over my shoulder I might see the steps leading me here If I gaze at the horizon Then the length of my travels comes clear Sure as one foot will follow another I will never lose sight of the stars With all of your bright lights around me Forever is better by far Better by far Better by far