I got my first real six-string — bought it at the 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 shoulda known we’d never get far
Oh when I look back now — That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice — ya — I’d always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain’t no use in complainin’ — when you got a job to do
Spent my evenin’s down at the drive-in — and that’s when I met you — ya
Standin’ on your mama’s proch — 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 — back in the summer of ’69
Man we were killin’ time — we were young and restless
We needed to unwind — I guess nothin’ can last forever — no
And now the times are changin’
Look at everything that’s come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Standin’ on your mama’s porch — you told me it would last forever
Oh and when you held my hand — I knew that it was ow or never — ya
Those were the best days of my life — oh ya — back in the summer of ’69
Ya — me and my baby in ’69
It was the summer of ’69