Once upon a time, there was a tavern Where we used to raise our glass or two Remember how we left away the hours And dream of all the great things we would do Then the disease went rushing by us Lost our story notion on the way As much as I 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 sang and danced forever and a day We lived the life we'd choose, we'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way 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 fellow really me? Through the door there came familiar laughter I saw your face and heard you call my name Oh, my friend, you're older but no wiser For in our heart the dreams are still the same Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end We sang and danced forever and a day We lived the life we'd choose, we'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la We lived the life we'd choose, we'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la