You don't say A thing as you rock and you sway You don't know The faces, they come and they go They say it's like this and that, and this and that It's like this and that It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? They're never coming back You can't choose Whether you win or you lose And you will age Sentenced to life in a cage They say it's like this and that, and this and that It's like this and that It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? I said Oh, where have your happy days gone? It's like I said Oh, where have your happy days gone? 'Cause they're never coming back They're never coming back Why? Newspapers selling your stories We all know It's just to find another week's glory It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? It's like this and that, and this and that Where have they gone? I said Oh, where have your happy days gone? It's like I said Oh, where have your happy days gone? Tell me why don't you? Oh, where have your childhood days gone? Tell me why don't you? Oh, where have your childhood days gone?They're never coming back They're never coming back They're never coming back