The Bends - Happy Days Lyrics

The time of our lives has passed
Join me in raising a glass
To our teenage years
The ones where we were free
Join me and we'll see
The window has closed
Pushed into the ring, already on the ropes
But we must keep on swinging
'Cause we can't we can't let the old guard keep winning

We were promised a world we could save
But here we stand knee deep in our graves

The happy days are over
The happy days are over
The happy days are over

They're waving it in our face
But we can't all go to space
For us left behind
Please keep us in your mind
Ask yourselves what for
Every summer's hotter than the one before
The sea is on fire
While they're laughing up on high

We were promised the time of our lives
But here we stand as the villains in their eyes

The happy days are over
The happy days are over
The happy days are over
The happy days are over
The happy days
The happy days
The happy days are over