Summer of 69 [Classic Version]

I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it til my fingers bled
It 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
I shoulda known we'd 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 complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you yeah

Standin' on your 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
Oh yeah - back in the summer of 69

Man we were killin' time - we were young and restless
We needed to unwind - I guess nothin' can last forever

And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong

Standin' on your mama's porch - you told me it would last forever
Oh the way you held my hand - I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Oh yeah - back in the summer of 69