Me and some guys from the school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
I should have known we'd never get far
But when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I have 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 evenings 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
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, forever ya
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
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me it would last forever
On the way 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
