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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 - should've known we'd never get far
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Oh when I look back now - that summer seemed to last forever
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And if I had the choice - yeah 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 you've gotta job to do
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Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - yeah
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Standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
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And when you held my 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 that old six string
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I think about you wonder what went wrong
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Standin' on your mama's porch - you told me it'd last forever
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And when you held my 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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