Verse 1:
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played 'til my fingers bled
It was summer of '69
Chorus 1:
Me and some guys from school
Had a Band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shualda known we'd never get far
Oh when I look back now
That was seemes to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
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Verse 2:
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive in
And that's when I met you
Chorus 2:
Standin on a 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
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(Oh yeah) Back in the summer of 69’
Bridge:
Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever, forever no
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Verse 3:
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Somethimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Chorus 3:
Standin on a 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
Outro:
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(Oh yeah) Back in the summer of 69’
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