Charles Aznavour — Then

We were happy then Burning up the days The kinds of plays that last so long Busy making hay every busy day Sung a summer song Saying come what may Nothing could go wrong We were hungry then Sharing every crust Often halfway lost Often halfway poor Close in every touch Nothing mattered much Somehow we'd endure We were both so young We were both too sure They had a glow They had a shine Those days of hope And cheap white wine Suddenly one day Summer ebbed away Winter came to stay Days are colder now And the rain floats down On a lonesome time Sighing for a past And I'm older now Wise enough to know Summers never last We were both so blind And we ran too fast Days would last forever then But suddenly one day Summer ebbed away Winter came to stay Days are colder now And the rain floats down On a lonesome time Sighing for the past And I'm older now Wise enough to know Summers never last And that song we knew Won't be sung again For the song was you And the time was then