Mary hopkin those were the days lyrics

Those Were The Days 

 Mary Hopkins 

 Music & Lyrics : Gene Raskin 

  

 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 dreamed 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. 

 La la la la... 

 Those were the days, oh yes those were the days 

  

 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 

 For we were young and sure to have our way. 

 La la la la... 

 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 

 For we were young and sure to have our way. 

 La la la la... 

 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 

 For we were young and sure to have our way. 

 La la la la... 

 Those were the days, oh yes those were the days