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"Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play."

Johnny Mercer, American Musician

Play, Roses, Wine

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"Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play."

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"Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew. Everything was ours; how happy we were then, but then once upon a time never comes again."

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"Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play."

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