Late nights down the back streets Across the cobblestones we would roam
And laughing through the night We would wait for the day to show
Days, nothing like his days He used to blow in on the breeze
Put a smile on every face Slapping backs and squeezing knees
Oh, we'd live and we'd laugh To the music we'd sway
Oh, we'd live and we'd laugh and cry Thanks to this day
Jokes fell from his lips Like dust falls from a golden gown
While the master of his royalty A little king of this old town
Gathered pilgrims to his progress Like believers to his shrine
And he made it through the big time Was a star on the cruise by night
Oh, we'd laugh and we'd live To the music we'd sway
Yeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this day
Yeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this day
Well, there's sunlight on the sidewalk Hear the morning chug and the mood has changed
You can relive the past night As the lamplight tonight, like always the same
We were fools, every one of us Rolling in the night
Dancing to that famous refrain Thanks to this
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Upturned in the grip of some fancy party thing
We would tiptoe to the front seat With tables all gathered
And it's funny how the years pass Speed and gone and you're not aware
Oh, how and when we drifted From the time we had then
Oh, we'd live and we'd laugh To the music we'd sway
Yeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this day
Yeah, we'd live, love, laugh and cry Thanks to this
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