I got my first real six-string
Bought it 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, Jody got married
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
Yeah, I’d always want to be there
Those were the best days of my life
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of ’69
Ohhh
Man we were killin’ time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin’ can last forever, forever, no
Back in the summer of ’69
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of ’69, of ’69, of ’69
Back in the summer of ’69
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of ’69