Days of Wine and Roses
Jackie Gleason Lyrics
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Through a meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
The lonely 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
(The lonely 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-oo-oo
The lyrics to this song are filled with imagery of happiness, playfulness, and love, but also a sense of loss and nostalgia. The metaphor of the "days of wine and roses" serves to represent the happy times in life that pass quickly and are easily forgotten, but remain in memory as moments of joy and beauty. The line "laugh and run away like a child at play / Through a meadow land toward a closing door" suggests the fleeting nature of these happy moments, while the line "A door marked 'nevermore' that wasn't there before" implies that once they have passed, they cannot be retrieved or regained.
The second verse then introduces a sense of sadness and longing, as the singer reflects on the person who introduced them to these happy times - "The golden smile that introduced me to / The days of wine and roses and you." The passing breeze serves as a symbol of the passing of time and memories that are carried away, but also of the possibility of future happiness that may be waiting just beyond the horizon. Overall, the song serves as a poignant reminder of the beauty and fragility of life and love.
Line by Line Meaning
The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play
Happy times always seem to end too soon and pass quickly
Through a meadow land toward a closing door
Life's journey leads inevitably towards the end, where everything closes
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
Death and finality cannot be avoided, and one must eventually face it
(The lonely night discloses) just a passing breeze filled with memories
When left alone at night, memories come back and remind us of what we've lost
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
Memories of past happiness, represented by a smile, linger even when that happiness has ended
The days of wine and roses and you
The happy times spent with someone special are often the ones that we remember most fondly
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Written by: HENRY N. MANCINI, JOHNNY MERCER
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