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 thing 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,
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la la la...
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
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.
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 fellow really me?
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 / Mary Hopkin
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