Summer of '69 (Classic Version)

Lyrics

[Intro] 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 [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 (Hey) [Verse 2] Ain't no use in complainin' When you got a job to do I spent my evеnings down at the drive-in And that's when I mеt you, yeah [Chorus] 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 Back in the summer of '69, oh [Bridge] Man, we were killin' time We were young and restless We needed to unwind I guess nothing can last forever Forever, no Yeah [Verse 3] 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 you, wonder what went wrong [Chorus] Standin' on your mama's porch You told me that it'd 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, uh-huh It was the summer of '69, oh, yeah [Outro] Just me and my baby in '69, oh, oh It was the summer Sweet, sweet summer-time Yeah, c'mon It was the summer of '69 (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)