Summer of ’69

Adams/Vallance

I got my first real six string – bought is at the five and dime
Played it till my fingers bled – was the summer of ’69
Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit an Jody got married – shoulda known we never get far
Oh when I look back now – that summer seemed to last forever
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 in 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 you’d wait forever
And when I held your hand – I knew it was now or never
Those where 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 com and gone
Sometimes when I play my old six string
I think about you wonder what went wrong
Standing on your mamma’s porch – you told me that it’d last forever
And when you held my hand – I knew it was now or never
Those where the best days of my life – back in the summer of ’69