We lived in a time and a world of our own   Making up the rules as we went along   Just one coat between us and we never felt cold   We were never gonna get old      Playing cards 'till the sun came up, rollin' dice   Down to the club and listen to the blues all night   Girls out on the corner get lonely now and then   We'd never be that free again      It's been a long time since we laughed together   It's been a long time since we cried   Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost   My friend it's been a long, long time       Workin' just enough to pay the rent   Money got made, baby, money got spent   Sleeping when we had nothin' left to do   Under the boardwalk and up on the roof      We never quite fit, baby, we never played the game   Came out explodin' like a runaway train   Up all night talkin' about dreams of better days   Ain't it funny how some things don't change?      It's been a long time since we laughed together   It's been a long time since we cried   Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost   My friend it's been a long, long time      We lived in a time and a world of our own   Making up the rules as we went along   Just one coat between us and we never felt cold   We were never gonna get old      It's been a long time since we laughed together   It's been a long time since we cried    Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost   My friend it's been a long, long time