When I was young
I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along
It made me smile.
Those were such happy times
And not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again
Just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well.
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
Lookin' back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed.
It was songs of love that
I would sing to then
And I'd memorize each word
Those old melodies
Still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away.
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry.
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
I am sailing, I am sailing,
Je vogue, je vogue,
Home again 'cross the sea.
A travers les océans pour rentrer chez moi.
I am sailing stormy waters,
Je vogue sur des eaux tumultueuses,
To be near you, to be free.
Pour être près de toi, pour être libre.
I am flying, I am flying,
Je vole, je vole,
Like a bird 'cross the sky.
Tel un oiseau à travers le ciel
I am flying, passing high clouds,
Je vole, au delà des hauts nuages
To be with you, to be free.
Pour être avec toi, pour être libre.
Can you hear me, can you hear me
M’entends-tu, m’entends-tu,
Thro' the dark night, far away,
Au loin dans la nuit sombre
I am dying, forever crying,
Je me meurs, je pleure à jamais,
To be with you, who can say.
Pour être avec toi, qui peut le dire.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
M’entends-tu, m’entends-tu,
Thro' the dark night far away.
Au loin dans la nuit sombre
I am dying, forever crying,
Je me meurs, je pleure à jamais,
To be with you, who can say.
Pour être avec toi, qui peut le dire.
We are sailing, we are sailing,
Nous voguons, nous voguons
Home again 'cross the sea.
A travers les océans pour rentrer chez nous
We are sailing stormy waters,
Nous voguons sur des eaux tumultueuses
To be near you, to be free.
Pour être près de toi, pour être libre.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh Seigneur, pour être près de toi, pour être libre
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free,
Oh Seigneur, pour être près de toi, pour être libre
Oh Lord.
Oh Seigneur.