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