American Pie - Parts 1 & 2-Don McLean

[00:00.700]A long long time ago [00:02.700]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:11.700]And I knew if I had my chance [00:14.700]That I could make those people dance [00:18.700]And maybe they'd be happy for a while. [00:24.700]But February made me shiver [00:28.700]With every paper I'd deliver [00:32.700]Bad news on the doorstep [00:35.700]I couldn't take one more step [00:39.700]I can't remember if I cried [00:42.700]When I read about his widowed bride [00:47.700]But something touched me deep inside [00:52.700]The day the music died [01:03.300]So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [01:07.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [01:09.600]But the levee was dry [01:12.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:23.600]This'll be the day that I die [01:29.600]Did you write the Book of Love [01:31.600]And do you have faith in God above [01:35.600]If the Bible tells you so [01:40.600]Do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:43.600]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.600]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.600]Well, I know that you're in love with him [01:57.600]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.600]You both kicked off your shoes [02:03.600]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08.600]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.600]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.600]But I knew I was out of luck [02:17.600]The day the music died [02:24.600]I started singin' [02:25.600]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [02:28.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [02:30.600]But the levee was dry [02:32.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:39.600]This'll be the day that I die [02:43.600]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.600]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.600]But that's not how it used to be [02:56.600]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [02:59.600]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.600]And a voice that came from you and me [03:10.600]Oh, and while the King was looking down [03:14.600]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.600]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20.600]No verdict was returned [03:24.600]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:28.600]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.600]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34.600]The day the music died [03:40.600]We were singing [03:41.600]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [03:44.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [03:47.600]But the levee was dry [03:49.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:56.600]This'll be the day that I die [04:01.600]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.600]The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:09.600]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.600]It landed foul out on the grass [04:17.600]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20.600]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:26.600]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:30.600]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.600]We all got up to dance [04:37.600]Oh, but we never got the chance [04:40.600]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:44.600]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.600]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51.600]The day the music died [04:57.600]We started singing [04:58.600]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [05:01.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [05:03.600]But the levee was dry [05:05.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:13.600]This'll be the day that I die [05:17.600]Oh, and there we were all in one place [05:21.600]A generation Lost in Space [05:24.600]With no time left to start again [05:29.600]So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick [05:34.600]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:36.600]'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend [05:43.600]Oh, and as I watched him on the stage [05:47.600]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.600]No angel born in hell [05:54.600]Could break that Satan's spell [05:56.600]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:02.600]To light the sacrifical rite [06:05.600]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08.600]The day the music died [06:15.600]He was singing [06:16.600]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [06:19.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [06:21.600]But the levee was dry [06:23.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:26.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:30.600]This'll be the day that I die [06:36.600]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:40.600]And I asked her for some happy news [06:44.600]But she just smiled and turned away [06:49.600]I went down to the sacred store [06:51.600]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:55.600]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:03.600]And in the streets the children screamed [07:07.600]The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed [07:10.600]But not a word was spoken [07:15.600]The church bells all were broken [07:19.600]And the three men I admire most [07:23.600]The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost [07:27.600]They caught the last train for the coast [07:31.600]The day the music died [07:39.600]And they were singing [07:41.600]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [07:46.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [07:49.600]But the levee was dry [07:52.600]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:56.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [08:03.600]This'll be the day that I die [08:08.600]They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie [08:15.600]Drove my chevy to the levee [08:17.600]But the levee was dry [08:20.600]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:24.600]Singin' this'll be the day that I die