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- 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.
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- 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'd choose.
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young
and sure to have our way.
La la la la la la la la la ~
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- 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...
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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'd choose.
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days,
- oh yes, those were the days
La la la la la la la la la
- La la la la la la la la la
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- 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?
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- ** Repeat
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- 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....
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- ** Repeat
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