Mary Hopkin: "Those were the days"

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 for ever 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 Laaa La La
La La La Laaa 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...

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...

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...

Sollten wir das nicht zur offiziellen Hymne der Nostalgie-Eckler erklären?

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