Played it till my fingers bled
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
That summer seemed to last forever
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
And that's when I met you
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
Back in the summer of '69
We were young and restless
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that it'd last forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69