Those were the days
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?

Chorus: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!
Di di di di…

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!
Di di di di…

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!
Di di di di…

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.
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days!

I absolutely looove this song...since i was in sec sch i think....partly cuz we used to play this alot in band...if i can remember, it's always one of the easier pieces we had....v catchy too....
have been pondering on the lyrics in the recent years, the song speaks about the good old days....have always hear ppl talking about the good old days...everyone is sure to have their "good old days"...and people likes to reminisce theirs once in a while to relive the moments...the moments sometimes are not very fantastic ones...it can also be like the secondary sch days when everyone is stressing over O levels...i'm sure no one likes it there n then when u were at that time..but now, it seems that it has became one of the chapters of our good old days...all thoses rushing projects and exams while goofing around with friends...all of us were so young then...
Every moment we are living till right now, will create a memory in the future..it has to be ourself, choosing what kind of story we want in our own book...
we have started filling up our book since we arrived on this tiny little planet, writing each and every of the tiny events in our life. We can never end the book until we depart. There is no ending full stop yet. And there is definitely no rewriting.
There is a phrase that goes: "live life to the fullest". The phrase is always so common that people do not think much about it. But it actually has alot of meaning to it: Live the moment that you will not regret. Live every moment that you will be proud to say 'Yes, I did that'. I hope that i can close up my book with a smile of satisfaction on my face, with a book that i can be proud of.

:)

♥Bid Farewell