1. Strophe: I Got My First Real Six String Bought It At The Five And Dime Played It Til My Fingers Bled Was The Summer Of '69 2. Strophe: 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 Refrain: But 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 3. Strophe: 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 - Ya 4. Strophe: 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 Refrain 2: 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... 5. Strophe: 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'n Wonder What Went Wrong 6. Strophe: Standin' On Your Mama's Porch You Told Me You Would Love Forever Oh The Way You Held My Hand I Knew That It Was Now Or Never Those Were The Best Days Of My Life Ending: Back In The Summer Of '69