Once upon a time there was a tavernWhere we used to raise a glass or twoRemember how we laughed away the hoursAnd dreamed of all the great things we would do..Those were the days my friendWe thought they’d never endWe’d sing and dance forever and a dayWe’d live the life we chooseWe’d fight and never loseFor we were young and sure to have our wayLa la la la…Those were the days, oh yes those were the daysThen the busy years went rushing by usWe lost our starry notions on the wayIf by chance i’d see you in the tavernWe’d smile at one another and we’d sayThose were the days my friend…Just tonight i stood before the tavernNothing seemed the way it used to beIn the glass i saw a strange reflectionWas that lonely shadow really me…