Late nights down the back streets Across the cobblestones we would roamAnd laughing through the night We would wait for the day to showDays, nothing like his days He used to blow in on the breezePut a smile on every face Slapping backs and squeezing kneesOh, we'd live and we'd laugh To the music we'd swayOh, we'd live and we'd laugh and cry Thanks to this dayJokes fell from his lips Like dust falls from a golden gownWhile the master of his royalty A little king of this old townGathered pilgrims to his progress Like believers to his shrineAnd he made it through the big time Was a star on the cruise by nightOh, we'd laugh and we'd live To the music we'd swayYeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this dayYeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this dayWell, there's sunlight on the sidewalk Hear the morning chug and the mood has changedYou can relive the past night As the lamplight tonight, like always the sameWe were fools, every one of us Rolling in the nightDancing to that famous refrain Thanks to thisInstrumentalUpturned in the grip of some fancy party thingWe would tiptoe to the front seat With tables all gatheredAnd it's funny how the years pass Speed and gone and you're not awareOh, how and when we drifted From the time we had thenOh, we'd live and we'd laugh To the music we'd swayYeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this dayYeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to thisThanks to this Thanks to thisOh, thanks to thisOh, thanks to thisOh, thanks to this