On The Cover

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
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and joey got married
I shoulda known we'd never get far
Oh when i look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if i had the choice
Yeah - i'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
Ain't no use in complaining
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
And that's when i met you
Standin' on your daddy'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
Back in the summer of '69
Man we were killining time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no
And now the times are changing
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes i play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Standing on your mama's porch
You told me it would last forever
The way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69

Marie marie
Playing guitar on the back porch
I sit in my car
While she sings so sad
Marie marie
It's so lonely in these farmlands
Please come with me
To the bright lights downtown
Marie marie
I said, "hey, pretty girl don't you understand
I just want to be your loving man"
Marie marie
The sun is down in the corn fields
The evening is dark
And you sing so sad
Marie marie

Marie marie
I got two weeks in back pay
There's gas in my car
And your folks say i must go
I said, "hey, pretty girl don't you understand
I just want to be your loving man"
Marie marie
Marie marie
Playing guitar on the back porch
I leave in my car
While you sing so sad
Marie marie

Talking away
I don't know what
What to say - i'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away i'll be coming for your love ok
Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone in a day
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
And you see me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is ok.
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone in a day
Oh the things that you say
Is it life or just to play my worries away
All the things i've got to remember
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love anyway
Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone in a day

I found it hard to believe, someone like you came for me
You put this love in my heart
I tried, i could, i refused, you gave me no time to choose
You put this love in my heart
I wanna know where the bad feelings go
When i'm depressed and i get down so low
Then if i see you calling to me, it's all right
I wanna tell you right now,
I'm not afraid to say how
You put this love in my heart
There's sometimes when i doubt,
But you offer me out
You put this love in my heart
Cause when i see that you died for me
So when i was down i had to believe
Cause you following her, proving all your love
And i know the loneliness i've had before
In god now, i never feel it anymore
Cause your lovin has released me
From all that is in my past
So much more i could say
If i could just find a way
You put this love in my heart
It's all so thrilling to me, i feel so good i could scream
You put this love in my heart

I wanna know where the bad feelings go
When i'm depressed and i get down so low
Then if i see you calling to me, it's all right