Summer of 69

"Summer of '69" is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams' fourth studio album Reckless (1984). It was the fourth single released from the album Reckless. It is one of Adams' most recognizable and popular songs. The song peaked at 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 40 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song has appeared on all of Adams' compilation albums.

[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