| Once upon a time there was a tavern, | |
| Where we used to raise a glass or two. | |
| Remember how we laughed away the hours, | |
| think of all the great things we would do. | |
| Those were the days my friend, | |
| We thought they'd never end, | |
| We'd sing and dance for-ever and a day, | |
| We'd live the life we choose, | |
| We'd fight and never lose, | |
| For we were young and sure to have our way. | |
| Lalala lah lala, lalala lah lala | |
| 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 soldier really me. | |
| Those were the days my friend, | |
| We thought they'd never end, | |
| We'd sing and dance for-ever and a day, | |
| We'd live the life we choose, | |
| We'd fight and never lose, | |
| For we were young and sure to have our way. | |
| Lalala lah lala, lalala lah lala | |
| 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 for-ever and a day, | |
| We'd live the life we choose, | |
| We'd fight and never lose, | |
| For we were young and sure to have our way. | |
| Lalala lah lala, lalala lah lala |