It was a cherry red 1949

That same summer he made her his bride

They drove away, cans on both sides

With hands out the window as they waved goodbye

Now it’s a rusty old truck, she ain’t around no more

Three flat tires, dents in the doors

Things have changed between now and then

He still sings their song

Together again

Wish we could turn back time to way back when

We drove too far, too fast, so young but in the end

She’ll call my name when I’ve done my time

We’ll be back in the summer of ‘49

A new coat of paint and fully restored

His memory ain’t what it was before

So I take him down a back road and let him drive

Yeah, he still feels her right by his side

Wish we could turn back time to way back when

We drove too far, too fast, so young but in the end

She’ll call my name when I’ve done my time

We’ll be back in the summer of ‘49

Oooh

Oooh

Life goes by and you can’t hold on

But in your mind they’re never gone

Wish we could turn back time to way back when

We drove too far, too fast, so young but in the end

Wish we could turn back time to way back when

We drove too far, too fast, so young but in the end

She’ll call my name when I’ve done my time

We’ll be back in the summer of ‘49

Yeah, we’ll be back in the summer of ‘49

We’ll be back in the summer of ‘49

It was a cherry red 1949

He gave to me before he said goodbye