Bryan Adams-Summer of `69 lyrics

I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the summer of `69

Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Johnny got married
I 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
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 evenin`s down at the drive-in
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

Man we were killin` time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin` can last forever - forever, no

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 wonder what went wrong

Standin` on your mama`s porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh 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