[00:16.190]Once upon a time there was a tavern
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[00:22.130]Where we used to raise a glass or two
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[00:27.560]Remember how we laughed away the hours
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[00:33.500]And dreamed of all the great things we would do
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[00:40.420]Those were the days my friend
[00:44.590]We thought they'd never end
[00:47.330]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[00:53.000]We'd live the life we choose
[00:55.690]We'd fight and never lose
[00:58.480]For we were young and sure to have our way
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[01:04.310]La la la la
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[01:19.930]Then the busy years went rushing by us
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[01:25.660]We lost our starry notions on the way
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[01:31.540]If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
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[01:37.040]We'd smile at one another and we'd say
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[01:44.180]Those were the days my friend
[01:48.600]We thought they'd never end
[01:51.320]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[01:56.880]We'd live the life we choose
[01:59.790]We'd fight and never lose
[02:02.660]Those were the days
[02:05.010]Oh yes those were the days
[02:07.360]La la la la
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[02:23.910]Just tonight I stood before the tavern
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[02:29.890]Nothing seemed the way it used to be
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[02:35.640]In the glass I saw a strange reflection
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[02:41.300]Was that lonely woman really me
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[02:48.800]Those were the days my friend
[02:53.030]We thought they'd never end
[02:55.720]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[03:01.280]We'd live the life we choose
[03:04.010]We'd fight and never lose
[03:06.720]Those were the days
[03:08.860]Oh yes those were the days
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[03:12.160]La la la la
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[03:48.220]Through the door there came familiar laughter
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[03:53.860]I saw your face and heard you call my name
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[04:00.030]Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
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[04:05.550]For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
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[04:13.250]Those were the days my friend
[04:17.520]We thought they'd never end
[04:20.270]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[04:25.800]We'd live the life we choose
[04:28.570]We'd fight and never lose
[04:31.280]Those were the days
[04:33.320]Oh yes those were the day
[04:35.630]La la la la
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