Once Upon a Time

When everyone wore a fedora And smoked fifty dollar cigars Ate in the finest of restaurants Mixed with the brightest of stars When life was a little bit gentler With tennis and tea on the lawn When everyone dressed up for dinner Then went out to samba till dawn When today was once tomorrow Yet the future seemed so bright and clear When life was packed full of adventure How I wish that those days were still here But here in this one room apartment With cobwebs invading my brain With memories my only companion How I long to be back there again