Summer of 69

 
              
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   I got my first real six string - bought it at the five & dime       
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   Played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69       
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   Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard       
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   jimmy quit and Jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far       
 
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   Oh when I look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever       
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   And if I had the choice - ya I'd always wanna be there       
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   Those were the best days of my life       
 
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   Ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do       
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   Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - ya       
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   Standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever       
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   And when I held your hand - I knew that it was now or never       
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   Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69       
 
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   Man we were killin' time       
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   We were young and reckless - we needed to unwind       
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   I guess nothing can last forever...       
 
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   And now the times are changin'       
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   Look at everything that's come and gone       
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   Sometimes when I play my old six string       
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   I think about you wonder what went wrong       
 
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   Standing on your mama's porch - you told me it'd last forever       
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   And when I held your hand - I knew that it was now or never       
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   Those were the best days of my life -  back in the summer of '69       
 
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