Ah, a good tavern drinking song.  And if the guitarist wasn't going to sing it, Nathan would.  He started loud, because that was the best way to get everyone else involved.<br/><br/>Once upon a time there was a tavern<br/>Where we used to raise a glass or two<br/>Remember how we laughed away the hours<br/>And think of all the great things we would do<br/>Those were the days my friend<br/>We thought they'd never end<br/>We'd sing and dance forever and a day<br/>We'd live the life we choose<br/>We'd fight and never lose<br/>For we were young and sure to have our way<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/>Then the busy years went rushing by us<br/>We lost our starry notions on the way<br/>If by chance I'd see you in the tavern<br/>We'd smile at one another and we'd say<br/>Those were the days my friend<br/>We thought they'd never end<br/>We'd sing and dance forever and a day<br/>We'd live the life we choose<br/>We'd fight and never lose<br/>Those were the days, oh yes those were the days<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/>Just tonight I stood before the tavern<br/>Nothing seemed the way it used to be<br/>In the glass I saw a strange reflection<br/>Was that lonely woman really me<br/>Those were the days my friend<br/>We thought they'd never end<br/>We'd sing and dance forever and a day<br/>We'd live the life we choose<br/>We'd fight and never lose<br/>Those were the days, oh yes those were the days<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/>la la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/>Through the door there came familiar laughter<br/>I saw your face and heard you call my name<br/>Oh my friend we're older but no wiser<br/>For in our hearts the dreams are still the same<br/>Those were the days my friend<br/>We thought they'd never end<br/>We'd sing and dance forever and a day<br/>We'd live the life we choose<br/>We'd fight and never lose<br/>Those were the days, oh yes those were the days<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la la la<br/>La la la la La la la la la la<br/><br/>By the end of the song, everyone was stomping to the beat or pounding the tables