Those Were the Days (1977 Rerecorded Version)
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
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
Oh, we were young and sure did have our way
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-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 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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Just tonight I stood before the tavern (la, la, la, la)
Nothing seemed the way it used to be (la, la, la, la)
In the glass I saw a strange reflection (la, la, la, la)
Was that lonely woman really me? (La, la, la)
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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-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 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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
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
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
Oh, we were young and sure did have our way
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-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 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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Just tonight I stood before the tavern (la, la, la, la)
Nothing seemed the way it used to be (la, la, la, la)
In the glass I saw a strange reflection (la, la, la, la)
Was that lonely woman really me? (La, la, la)
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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-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 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
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-da-da-ra-da
La-la-la-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
Credits
Writer(s): Raphael Saadiq, Dwayne P. Wiggins, Carl Wheeler, Clemon Timothy Riley Jr.
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