Days are long and nights are cold, the [bad word] 
 I'm swept away down distant paths, the road goes on
 From the halls of the free to the tower of torment
 Where treasures lie in mountains high

 The silent fields of stars so far and wide
 The oceans of infinity, the great divide
 In the heavens on high is a light so lonely
 The evening star that shines so far

 When home is far behind and ever the long roads wind
 I keep your memory in my mind, one day I'll repay in kind
 For so long as I've gone and so far I've wandered
 The evening star has shone thus far

 [bad word]  waters wide, just north of there
 Oh would that I was home again and home was here
 And the fire was warm and the wind would whisper
 You're home again, on roofs the rain

 When home is far behind and ever the long roads wind
 I keep your memory in my mind, one day I'll repay in kind
 For so long as I've gone and so far I've wandered
 The evening star has shone thus far

 When home is far behind and ever the long roads wind
 I keep your memory in my mind, one day I'll repay in kind
 For so long as I've gone and so far I've wandered
 The evening star to me you are