Summer Of 69

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

Played it 'til my fingers bled, 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, should've known we'd never get far

Oh, when I look back now, this love has seemed to last forever

And if I had a choice, yeah, I'd always wanna be there

Those were the best days of my life

Hey!

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

Spend my evenings down at the drive-in

And I swear I met you, yeah

Standing on your mama's porch

You told me to wait forever

Oh, 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

Man, we were killing time

We were young and restless

We needed to unwind

I guess nothing can last forever

Forever

And now the times are changing

Look at everything that's come and gone

Sometimes when I think about '63

Think about you and me, what went wrong

Standing on your mama's porch

You told me that it lasts forever

Oh, 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

Uh-huh, it was the summer of '69

Oh, yeah, just me and my baby in '69

Oh, it was the summer, the sweet, sweet summertime

It was the summer of '69