Well the first thing I remember, man,
Was when the big red sun was shining and the birds went, "Tweet-a-tweet."
Man, I felt kinda funny because I hadn't slept a wink,
And man, there was nothin' but a cool, cold breeze at seven in the mornin'
All summer long
When the nights, they were short, and the wind was cool
All summer long
When the kids were all back in school
(Chorus)
Well, those were the days, 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 choose, we'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days,
(Verse 2)
Now the sea was just a'callin' me, so I jumped up from the sand
I looked around for my friends and there they stood like a rock, you know
We all jumped in the car, headed for the beach, you know,
That's where we always hung out after school and in between the shows
All summer long
When the nights, they were short, and the wind was cool
All summer long
When the kids were all back in school
(Chorus)
Well, those were the days, 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 choose, we'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days,
(Verse 3)
Well, the girls got up and danced, you know, like they knew just how it was done
You could just tell they were having fun
Now the guys just sat around, you know, just waiting for the action to unfold
You know just what I mean
The sun was starting to go down, you know, and we thought better get outta there
So we all jumped back in the car and headed downtown
All summer long
When the nights, they were short, and the wind was cool
All summer long
When the kids were all back in school
(Chorus)
Well, those were the days, 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 choose, we'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days,