[Verse 1]
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
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[Verse 2]
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
Should’ve known we’d never get far
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[Chorus]
Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I’d always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Hey!
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[Verse 3]
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
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[Chorus]
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[Verse 4]
And now the times are changin’
Look at everything that’s come and gone
Sometimes, when I play that old six-string
Think about you, wonder what went wrong
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[Chorus]