Verse 1:

Were those bygone days really better days
Were the Summers really that warm
Were the Christmases all white as the memory says
Was there quiet before every storm
That’s the way it seems 
Every time I look back at those days I used to know
Were they just a dream
Leaving nothing but tracks everywhere I go

Chorus:

Where have all the smiles gone
And the laughter I used to hear
I wonder why things had to go so wrong
And the laughter turn to tears

Tell me where has all the magic gone
I still ask after all these years
It’s very hard to find where I belong
But I know it isn’t here

Verse 2:

Were those trees as tall as they seemed to me
Were the mountains really that high
Were the skies as blue as no blue could ever be
Did I really dream I could fly
I remember it 
Just as clearly as though it were only yesterday
Every little bit was a moment ago
Never here to stay

Chorus:

Where have all the smiles gone
And the laughter I used to hear
I wonder why things had to go so wrong
And the laughter turn to tears

Tell me where has all the magic gone
I still ask after all these years
It’s very hard to find where I belong
But I know it isn’t here

Where have all the smiles gone
Where have all the smiles gone
Where have all the smiles gone