Those were the days   When we had childish dreams   We'd run through the house   Chasing our cares   away      Turn on the sprinklers   We'd roll in the evening grass   Laughing until we cried         Chorus:   And I love the lovely years   No worries, no fears   Oh, what a great   life         This is the best time   Holding our child all day   It gives me a smile   and mends   every tear   in me         And I love the lovely years   First words and steps   are here   Oh, what a great life         And when we're old   we'll sit and repeat ourselves   telling our favorite stories         And we'll love the lovely years   remembering all the years    of such a great life      And we'll love the lovely days   They'll never fade away   Just look in my eyes