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

And dreamed 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 chose We'd fight and never lose

Cause we were young and sure to have our way

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 chose We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days oh yes those were those 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

And dreamed of all the great things we could do

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 chose We'd fight and never lose

Cause we were young and sure to have our way

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

la la la lei la la la la la la

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

those were the days oh yes those were they days

Just tonight I stood before the tavern

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

and in the glass I saw a strange reflection

Was that lonely fellow 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 chose We'd fight and never lose

Cause we were young and sure to have our way

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

la la la lei la la la la la la

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

those were the days oh yes those were they days

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

la la la lei la la la la la la

la la la lei la la la la la lei la la

those were the days oh yes those were they days

Those were the days oh yes those were they days

Those were the days oh yes those were they days