1. I got my first real six-string, bought it at a five-and-dime,

1. played it till my fingers bled, it was the summer of 69.

1. Me and some guys from school had a band, and we tried real hard,

2. Ain't no use in complainin' when you got a job to do,

1. Jimmy quit and Jody got married, I shoulda known we'd never get far.

2. spent my evenings down at the drive-in and that's where I met you.

1. Oh, when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever,

2. Standin on your mama's porch you told me that you'd wait forever,

1. oh, and if I had a choice, yeah, I'd always wanna be there.

2. oh, and when you held my hand, I knew that it was now or never.

Those were the best days of my life.

Those were the best days of my life. Oh, yeah ! Back in the summer of '69, ! Oh !

Man, we were killing time we were young and restless we needed to unwind.

I guess, nothin' can last forever, forever, no. No!

3. And now the times are changing, look at everything that's come and gone.

3. Sometimes when I play that old six-string, I think about you, wonder what went wrong