[00:16.19]Once upon a time there was a tavern
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[00:22.13]Where we used to raise a glass or two
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[00:27.56]Remember how we laughed away the hours
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[00:33.50]And dreamed of all the great things we would do
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[00:40.42]Those were the days my friend
[00:44.59]We thought they'd never end
[00:47.33]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[00:53.00]We'd live the life we choose
[00:55.69]We'd fight and never lose
[00:58.48]For we were young and sure to have our way
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[01:04.31]La la la la
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[01:19.93]Then the busy years went rushing by us
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[01:25.66]We lost our starry notions on the way
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[01:31.54]If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
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[01:37.04]We'd smile at one another and we'd say
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[01:44.18]Those were the days my friend
[01:48.60]We thought they'd never end
[01:51.32]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[01:56.88]We'd live the life we choose
[01:59.79]We'd fight and never lose
[02:02.66]Those were the days
[02:05.01]Oh yes those were the days
[02:07.36]La la la la
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[02:23.91]Just tonight I stood before the tavern
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[02:29.89]Nothing seemed the way it used to be
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[02:35.64]In the glass I saw a strange reflection
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[02:41.30]Was that lonely woman really me
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[02:48.80]Those were the days my friend
[02:53.03]We thought they'd never end
[02:55.72]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[03:01.28]We'd live the life we choose
[03:04.01]We'd fight and never lose
[03:06.72]Those were the days
[03:08.86]Oh yes those were the days
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[03:12.16]La la la la
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[03:48.22]Through the door there came familiar laughter
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[03:53.86]I saw your face and heard you call my name
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[04:00.03]Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
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[04:05.55]For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
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[04:13.25]Those were the days my friend
[04:17.52]We thought they'd never end
[04:20.27]We'd sing and dance forever and a day
[04:25.80]We'd live the life we choose
[04:28.57]We'd fight and never lose
[04:31.28]Those were the days
[04:33.32]Oh yes those were the day
[04:35.63]La la la la