Those Were The Days - 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 Think of all the great things we 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 Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da Then the busy years went rushing by us We lost our starry notions on the way  If 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'd choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da 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'd choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da 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 drare 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'd choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da La-da-da da-da-da, La-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da