<those were the days>
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed
away the hours
Thinks of all the great things we would do
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young
And sure to have our way
La la la la la la, la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a stranger reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
Through the door
there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard
you call my name
Oh my friends we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are
still the same
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh yes those were the days
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
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