Those Were the Days

[Verse 1]

Once upon a time there was a tavern

Where we used to raise a glass or two

'Member how we'd laugh away the hours

Thinking of the great things we would do?

[Verse 2]

Then those busy years went rushing by us

Lost our sorry notions on the way

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

[Chorus]

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, born to have our way

(Born to have our way)

[Verse 3]

Just tonight I stood before the tavern

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

In the glass I saw a strange reflection

Is this lonely woman really me?

[Chorus]

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, born to have our way

(Born to have our way)

[Bridge]

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[Verse 4]

Through the door came familiar laughter

I saw your face and heard you call my name

Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same

[Chorus]

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, born to have our way

(Born 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 choose

We'd fight and never lose

For we were young, born to have our way

(Born to have our way)

[Outro]

Those were the days