The Wine Of Youth

While we still hold the cup in our hands The fleeting treasure of youth, we know We're living life to it's full measure For the fruit of love is growing When the wine of youth is flowing And while we hear life's distant bells still ringing laughter We're full of hope, we're blessed with joy, we have no care So let us drink, while life is brimming With the wine of youth Time, so swiftly flies, our summer skies soon slip away Time, so swiftly wings, each parting wings Each chandelles sadness, so timeless And then in vain, we cup our hands and catch but sorrow Each drop of time, like falling rain, knows no tomorrow We can't hold and sip forever from the wine of youth Before we learn to smile, our smiles are behind us Before we learn to live, our life has run away In a momentary sigh, before we understand We watch it all go by We'll never know that time, time again And then in vain, we cup our hands and catch but sorrow Each drop of time, like falling rain, knows no tomorrow We can't hold and sip forever from the wine of youth --- THE WINE OF YOUTH - Charles Aznavour