Those Were the Days

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
 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
 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)
 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?
 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)
 La, da-da, da-da
 La, da-da, da-da
 La, da-da-da-da
 La, da-da, da-da
 La, da-da, da-da
 La, da-da-da
 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
 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
 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