1. Once upon a time there was a tavern, where we used to raise a glass or two.

2. Then the busy years went rushing by us, we lost our starry oceans on the way.

1. Remember how we laughed away the hours, dreamed of all the great things we would do.

2. 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.

3. Just tonight I stood before the tavern, nothing seemed the way it used to be,

4. Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name.

3. In the glass I saw a strange reflection, was that lonely woman really me ?

4. Oh, my friend, we`re older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same