**Mary Hopkin-Those Were The Days**

☆Those Were The Days☆                                                                        ◈Mary Hopkin◈                                       Once upon a time there was a tavern                                     Where we used to raise a glass or two                                     Remember how we laughed                                     away the hours                                     Think of all the great things                                     we would do                                     Those were the days my friend                                     We thought they'd never end                                     We'd sing and dance                                     forever and a day                                     We'd live the life we'd choose                                     We'd fight and never lose                                     For we were young                                     and sure to have our way                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da                                     Then the busy years                                     went rushing by us                                     We lost our starry notions                                     on the way                                     If by chance I'd 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'd sing and dance                                     forever and a day                                     We'd live the life we'd choose                                     We'd fight and never lose                                     Those were the days,                                     oh yes, those were the days                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da                                     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 woman really me?                                     Those were the days my friend                                     We thought they'd never end                                     We'd sing and dance                                     forever and a day                                     We'd live the life we'd choose                                     We'd fight and never lose                                     Those were the days,  *                                     oh yes, those were the days                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da                                     La-da-da da-da-da,                                     La-da-da da-da-da                                     La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da                                       La-la-la la-la-la,                                     La-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la                                     Through the door                                     there came familiar laughter                                     I saw your face                                     and heard you call my name                                     Oh my friend                                     we're older                                     but no wiser,                                     For in our hearts                                     the dreams are still the same~                                     Those were the days my friend                                     We thought they'd never end                                     We'd sing and dance                                     forever and a day                                     We'd live the life we'd choose                                     We'd fight and never lose                                  2014-0505 http://blog.daum.net/kdm2141/4382