If
One day
I go somewhere
Promise me you won't follow me there
I feel the need to be alone
So go
Go on
And trot on home
I promise I'll be back again
My word won't break
It does not bend
I'll probably be back tomorrow
So promise me
Promise
You will not follow
I want to be all by myself
So put your pride upon the shelf
Just remember
If I'm gone
I never will be gone for long
I'll walk all the world someday
Nothing will get in my way
Over rivers
Under hills
The will to live cannot be killed
Up the mountains
Through the trees
Trodding on the fallen leaves
But recall
O dearest friend
I said I would be back again
