I got my first real six string I got my first real six string Eu tenho o meu primeiro verdadeiro seis cordas Bought it at the five and dime Bought it at the five and dime Comprei aos cinco e dez centavos Played it till my fingers bled Played it till my fingers bled Joguei até meus dedos sangrarem Was the summer of '69 Was the summer of '69 Foi o verão de 1969 Me and some guys from school Me and some guys from school Eu e alguns caras da escola Had a band and we tried real hard Had a band and we tried real hard Teve uma banda e nós tentamos muito Jimmy quit and Jody got married Jimmy quit and Jody got married Jimmy desistiu e Jody se casou I shoulda known we'd never get far I shoulda known we'd never get far Eu deveria saber que nunca chegaríamos longe Oh when I look back now Oh when I look back now Quando olho para trás agora That summer seemed to last forever That summer seemed to last forever Aquele verão pareceu durar para sempre And if I had the choice And if I had the choice E se eu tivesse a escolha Ya - I'd always wanna be there Ya - I'd always wanna be there Ya - eu sempre quis estar lá Those were the best days of my life Those were the best days of my life Aqueles foram os melhores dias de minha vida Ain't no use in complainin' Ain't no use in complainin' Não adianta reclamar When you got a job to do When you got a job to do Quando você conseguiu um emprego para fazer Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in Passei minha noite no drive-in And that's when I met you - ya And that's when I met you - ya E foi quando eu te conheci - você Standin' on your mama's porch Standin' on your mama's porch Permanecendo na varanda da sua mãe You told me that you'd wait forever You told me that you'd wait forever Você me disse que esperaria para sempre Oh and when you held my hand Oh and when you held my hand Ah, e quando você segurou minha mão I knew that it was now or never I knew that it was now or never Eu sabia que era agora ou nunca Those were the best days of my life Those were the best days of my life Aqueles foram os melhores dias de minha vida Back in the summer of '69 Back in the summer of '69 De volta ao verão de 1969 Man we were killin' time Man we were killin' time Cara nós estávamos matando o tempo We were young and reckless We were young and reckless Nós éramos jovens e imprudentes We needed to unwind We needed to unwind Nós precisávamos relaxar I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no Eu acho que nada pode durar para sempre - para sempre, não And now the times are changin' And now the times are changin' E agora os tempos estão mudando Look at everything that's come and gone Look at everything that's come and gone Olhe para tudo o que vem e vai Sometimes when I play that old six string Sometimes when I play that old six string Às vezes quando eu toco essa velha corda de seis I think about you wonder what went wrong I think about you wonder what went wrong Eu penso em você saber o que deu errado Standin' on your mama's porch Standin' on your mama's porch Permanecendo na varanda da sua mãe You told me that it'd last forever You told me that it'd last forever Você me disse que duraria para sempre Oh and when you held my hand Oh and when you held my hand Ah, e quando você segurou minha mão I knew that it was now or never I knew that it was now or never Eu sabia que era agora ou nunca Those were the best days of my life Those were the best days of my life Aqueles foram os melhores dias de minha vida Back in the summer of '69 Back in the summer of '69 De volta ao verão de 1969