[Verse 1] What was it like for you I can tell you in truth what it was like for me [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] What did you want to hear on your radio       Even if it did not come in clear [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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? [Chorus] 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