Lyrics:

(H. Mancini, J. Mercer) [Recorded January 28, 1964, Los Angeles] The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through the meadow land toward a closing door A door marked 'nevermore' that wasn't there before The lone-ly night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories Of the golden smile that introduced me to The days of wine and roses and you [brief instrumental break] The days of wine and roses [more instrumental-rest of the first verse] The lonely - the night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories Of the golden smile that introduced me to The days of wine and roses and you