I got my first real six-string Bought it at the Five and Dime Played it 'till my fingers bled Was the summer of '69 Me and some guys from school We had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit, Jody got married Should've known we'd never get far Oh but when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever And if I had the chance You know I'd always wanna be there Those were the best days of my life And though you sit complaining When you got a job to do I spent my nights at the Drive-In And that's where I met you Oh Standin' on your momma's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh but when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Whoa yeah Back in the summer of '69 Oh yeah Man we were killing time We were young and restless And needed to unwind I guess nothing can last forever Forever, no And now the times are changing Look at everything that's come and gone Sometimes when I play that old six-string I think about you-What in the world went wrong? Standin' on your momma's porch You told me it would 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 Whoa oh Back in the summer of '69 Oh yeah Summer Summer of '69 Oh oh Summer of '69