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1. Once upon a time there was a tavern,  
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    where we used to raise a glass or two. 
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    Remember how we laughed away the hours, 
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    think of all the great things we would  do. 
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Those were the days, my friend, we thought they`d never end, 
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we`d live and dance forever and a day, 
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we`d live the life we`d choose,  we`d fight and never lose, 
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those were the days, oh yes, those were the days.   
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2. Then the busy years went rushing by us, 
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    we lost our starry oceans on the way. 
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    If by chance I`d see you in the tavern, 
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    we`d smile at one another and we`d say.  
 
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3. Just tonight I stood before the tavern, 
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    nothing seemed the way it used to be, 
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    In the glass I saw a strange reflection, 
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    was that lonely woman really me ?  
 
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4. Through the door there came familiar laughter, 
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    I saw your face and heard you call my name. 
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    Oh, my friend, we`re older but no wiser, 
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    for in our hearts the dreams are still the same. + Chorus