IntroVerse 1Once Upon A Time, There Was A TavernWhere We Used To Raise A Glass Or TwoRemember How We Laughed Away The Hours,Think Of All The Great Things We Would DoChorusThose Were The Days, My FriendWe Thought They'd Never EndWe'd Sing And Dance Forever And A DayWe'd Live The Life We'd ChooseWe'd Fight And Never LoseFor We Were Young And Sure To Have Our WayVerse 2Just Tonight, I Stood Before The TavernNothing Seemed The Way It Used To BeIn The Glass, I Saw A Strange ReflectionWas That Lonely Fella Really Me?ChorusThose Were The Days, My FriendWe Thought They'd Never EndWe'd Sing And Dance Forever And A DayWe'd Live The Life We'd ChooseWe'd Fight And Never LoseThose Were The Days, Oh Yes, Those Were The DaysVerse 3Through The Door, There Came Familiar LaughterI Saw Your Face And Heard You Call My NameOh, My Friend, We're Older But No WiserCause In Our Hearts, The Dreams Are Still The SameChorusThose Were The Days, My FriendWe Thought They'd Never EndWe'd Sing And Dance Forever And A DayWe'd Live The Life We'd ChooseWe'd Fight And Never LoseThose Were The Days, Oh Yes, Those Were The DaysInstrumentalVerse 4Now, The Busy Years Go Rushin’ By UsWe Lost Our Starry Notions On The WayIf, By Chance, I See You In The Tavern,We'll Smile At One Another And We'll SayChorusThose Were The Days, My FriendWe Thought They'd Never EndWe'd Sing And Dance Forever And A DayWe'd Live The Life We'd ChooseWe'd Fight And Never LoseThose Were The Days, Oh Yes, Those Were The DaysOutro