Summer
of 69
Written
by: Bryan Adams
Chris:
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
Ben:
Me and some guys from school
Had
a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy
quit and Jody got married
I
shoulda known we'd never get far
Paul:
Oh when I look back now
That
summer seemed to last forever
Oh,
and if I had the choice
You
know I'd always wanna be there
Those
were the best days of my life
Instrumental break
Ben:
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 where I met you
Yeah
Paul:
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
Oh,
yeah
All/Paul
in lead: Back in the summer of '69
Ooh,
ooh
Paul
og Mark: Man, we were killin' time
We
were young and restless
We
needed to unwind
I
guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no
Mark:
Wow, yeah
Ben:
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
All:
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
Mark:
Ooh, yeah
Back in the
summer of '69
