Song: "Days of Wine and Roses" (first recorded 1961)
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The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play
Through the meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
— Johnny Mercer
What It Means
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Through the meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before" in the context of "Song: "Days of Wine and Roses" (first recorded 1961)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American songwriter and singer.
About Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American songwriter and singer.
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