i got my first real six string - brought 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 for ever
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 ya gotta job to do
spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya
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...

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 wonder what went wrong

standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last 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