What was it like for you

I can tell you in truth what it was like for me

To be sixteen in July, sixteen in July

License in my hand

Freedom on my mind

I was sixteen in July, sixteen in July

With summer to my left

And no one to my right


What did you want to hear on your radio

Even if it did not come in clear

You'd still be sixteen in July, sixteen in July

With license in your hand

and freedom on your mind

If you're sixteen in July, sixteen in July

With summer to your left

And no one to your right


For me it was shortcut road

The girl was new and the car was old

Were you in love like me?

Or at least as in love as you can be?

When you're sixteen in July, sixteen in July

With license in your hand

and freedom on your mind

I was sixteen in July, sixteen in July

With summer to my left, and no one to my right