| Once upon a time there was a tavern
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| Where we used to raise a glass or two
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| Remember how we laughed away the hours
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| And dreamed of all the great things we would do
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| Those were the days, my friend
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| We thought they'd never end
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| We'd sing and dance
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| Forever and a day
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| We'd live the life we choose
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| We'd fight and never lose
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| For we were young
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| Oh yes, those were the days
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| How the busy years went rushing by us
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| We lost our starry notions on the way
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| If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
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| We'd smile at one another and we'd say
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| Those were the days, my friend
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| We thought they'd never end
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| We'd sing and dance
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| Forever and a day
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| We'd live the life we choose
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| We'd fight and never lose
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| For we were young
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| Oh yes, those were the days
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| Just tonight I stood before the tavern
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| Nothing seemed the way it used to be
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| In the glass I saw a strange reflection
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| Was that lonely person really me
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| Those were the days, my friend
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| We thought they'd never end
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| We'd sing and dance
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| Forever and a day
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| We'd live the life we choose
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| We'd fight and never lose
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| For we were young
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| Oh yes, those were the days
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| Through the door there came familiar laughter
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| I saw your face and heard you call my name
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| Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
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| For in our hearts our dreams are still the same
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| Those were the days, my friend
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| We thought they'd never end
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| We'd sing and dance
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| Forever and a day
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| We'd live the life we choose
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| We'd fight and never lose
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| For we were young
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| Oh yes, those were the days |