Mary Hopkin - 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 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
forever 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
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
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
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
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
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