Summer Of 69

I got my first real six-string, bought it at a five-and-dime

Played it 'til my fingers bled, it was the summer of '69

Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard

Jimmy quit and Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far

Oh, and when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever.

And if I had the choice, yeah, I'd always want to be there.

Those were the best days of my life.

Ain't no use in complaining when you got a job to do.

I spend my evenings down at the drive-in.

And that's when I met you, yeah

Standing on your mama's porch

You told me that you'd wait forever

Oh, and when you held my hand

I knew that it was now or never

Those were the best days of my life

Oh, yeah

Back in the summer of '69

Oh, man, we were killing time.

We were young and restless.

We needed to unwind.

I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no.

And now the times are changing.

Look at everything that's come and gone.

Sometimes when I play that old six string,

I think about you, wonder what went wrong.

Standing on your mama's porch

You told me that would last forever

Oh, and when you held my hand

I knew that it was now or never

Those were the best days of my life

Oh, yeah, back in the summer of '69

Oh, it was the summer of '69

Oh yeah, me and my baby in '69

Oh yeah