December 23, 2003

  • Those Were The Days, My Friend 
    Mary Hopkins

    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 think of all the great things we would 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 *
    

    Just tonight I stood before the tavern
    
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
    
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
    
Was that lonely woman really me? *
    

    Through the door there 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
    
Those were the days
    
Oh, yes, those were the days
    
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