Released: June 17, 1985
Songwriter: Bryan Adams Jim Vallance
Producer: Bryan Adams Bob Clearmountain
[Intro]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus 1]
But 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
[Verse 2]
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, ya
[Chorus 2]
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!
Back in the summer of '69
Oh!
[Bridge]
Man, we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever
Forever, no...
[Interlude]
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
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 'n wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3]
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
[Outro]
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of '69
Uh-huh
It was the summer of '69
Oh yeah
Me and my baby in a 69
Oh! Oh!
It was the summer, summer, summer of 69
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus 1]
But 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
[Verse 2]
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, ya
[Chorus 2]
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!
Back in the summer of '69
Oh!
[Bridge]
Man, we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever
Forever, no...
[Interlude]
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
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 'n wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3]
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
[Outro]
Oh yeah
Back in the summer of '69
Uh-huh
It was the summer of '69
Oh yeah
Me and my baby in a 69
Oh! Oh!
It was the summer, summer, summer of 69
more tracks from the album
The Best of Me
- Summer of ’69
- The Best Of Me
- 18 Til I Die
- Back to You
- Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
- Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
- When You’re Gone
- Inside Out
- Let’s Make a Night to Remember
- I’m Ready (Live)
- The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You
- Please Forgive Me
- Run to You
- All For Love
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
- Cloud Number Nine
From the albums
- Reckless (1984)
- Live! Live! Live! (1988)
- So Far So Good (1993)
- MTV Unplugged: Bryan Adams (1997)
- The Best of Me (1999)
- Legends - Livin’ On A Prayer (2004)
- Bare Bones (2010)
- Ultimate (2017)
Bryan Adams popular songs
- Summer of ’69
- Heaven
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
- Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
- Please Forgive Me
- Run to You
- When You Love Someone
- Sound the Bugle
- When You’re Gone
- Here I Am
- Please Stay
- All For Love
- Straight from the Heart
- Empty Spaces/What Shall We Do Now?
- Shine a Light
- When You Really Love A Woman
- It’s Only Love
- You Can’t Take Me
- Christmas Time
- I Finally Found Someone
- Cuts Like a Knife
- Diana
- Somebody
- I Will Always Return (Finale)