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, 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 Yeah, 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, yeah
Standin' 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 the summer of '69
Man, we were killin' time
We were young and restless We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever, forever no
And still now the times are changin' - Look at everything that's come and gone and still when I play that old six-string I think about you, wonderwent wrong
