And think of all the great
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight but never lose
For we were young and sure
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starring notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
Those were the days, my friends,
we thought they'd never end
We'd live the life we'd choose,
we'd fight but never lose
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
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange re flection
Was that lonely person really me?
Those were the days, my friend,
we thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We lived the life we'd choose,
we'd fight but never lose
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, dee, da, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, dee, da, la, la, la
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
the dreams are still the same
Those were the days, my friend
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight but never lose
Oh yes, those where the days.