I got my first real six string, bought it at the five & 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, 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 complaining, when you gotta job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drive in, and that's when I met you, yeah!
Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever
And when I held your 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 reckless, we needed to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no
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And now the times are changin', look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play my old six string, I think about you and wonder what went wrong
Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever
And when I held your hand, I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life, back in the summer of '69