THESE ARE THE DAYS
Written by David Poe. © 2014 Charming Martyr Music (BMI). From the album God & The Girl
RAISE A GLASS TO THE PAST AND TO THE SOLDIERS
TO FADED FRIENDS AND HAPPY ENDS AND TO THE OLD
MAY WE ALL LIVE AS LONG AS WE LIKE
MAY WE ALL BE AS STRONG AS THE WINE
REMEMBER THIS: BEFORE WE KISSED WE WERE STRANGERS
TOOK A CHANCE ON A DANCE IN THE QUIET
FIRST THE DARK THEN THE SPARK THEN THE FIRE
FIRST THE SKY THEN THE STARS THEN THE LIGHT
THESE ARE THE DAYS
THESE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THEY GROW UP FAST
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS YOU MAKE IT LAST
TIME IS A TRAIN, WAITS FOR NO ONE
TIME IS A CHILD RUNNING WILD
TIME IS A BIRD ON THE WING
FLYING HOME TO THE SUN IN THE SPRING
REMEMBER THIS: BEFORE WE KISSED WE WERE STRANGERS
TOOK A CHANCE ON A DANCE IN THE QUIET
FIRST THE DARK THEN THE SPARK THEN THE FIRE
FIRST THE SKY THEN THE STARS THEN THE LIGHT
THESE ARE THE DAYS
THESE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THEY GROW UP FAST
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS YOU MAKE IT LAST
THESE ARE THE DAYS
THESE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THEY GROW UP FAST
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS
THESE ARE THE NIGHTS YOU MAKE IT LAST
RAISE A GLASS TO THE PAST AND TO THE SOLDIERS
TO FADED FRIENDS AND HAPPY ENDS AND TO THE OLD
MAY WE ALL LIVE AS LONG AS WE LIKE
MAY WE ALL BE AS STRONG AS THE WINE