This life's full of fallacies So we are often told With pleasures and palaces A bill of goods were sold But life still has its jolly side On that we must agree Why seek the melancholic side Take my philosophy You hear 'em talk a lot About the good old times But at the time they didn't seem that good The times when you were young Than on the bottom run Are hardly ever understood There's that moment when you find You hold an empty glass You still see bubbles winking at the brim Now the person may say The good times pass away But no one ever drinks to him Yeah, time is still a-flying And my dreams are on the way The fountain of youth May be dry enough But life is a never ending spring Those loathed sitting times Those happy meeting times If you ignore them they may turn away and fly So don't ever let those good times No need to knock on good times Slip away And pass you by Ohh, those loathed sitting times Those happy meeting times You must enjoy 'em or they'll turn away and fly So don't ever let the good times Those living-as-you-should times Slip away Then pass you by