American Pie-Don McLean

[00:01.00]A long long time ago [00:03.00]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:12.00]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.00]That I could make those people dance [00:19.00]And maybe they'd be happy for a while. [00:25.00]But February made me shiver [00:29.00]With every paper I'd deliver [00:33.00]Bad news on the doorstep [00:36.00]I couldn't take one more step [00:40.00]I can't remember if I cried [00:43.00]When I read about his widowed bride [00:48.00]But something touched me deep inside [00:53.00]The day the music died [01:03.00]So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [01:07.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [01:09.00]But the levee was dry [01:12.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:23.00]This'll be the day that I die [01:29.00]Did you write the Book of Love [01:31.00]And do you have faith in God above [01:35.00]If the Bible tells you so [01:40.00]Do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:43.00]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.00]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.00]Well, I know that you're in love with him [01:57.00]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.00]You both kicked off your shoes [02:03.00]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08.00]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.00]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.00]But I knew I was out of luck [02:17.00]The day the music died [02:24.00]I started singin' [02:25.00]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [02:28.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [02:30.00]But the levee was dry [02:32.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:39.00]This'll be the day that I die [02:43.00]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.00]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.00]But that's not how it used to be [02:56.00]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [02:59.00]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.00]And a voice that came from you and me [03:10.00]Oh, and while the King was looking down [03:14.00]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.00]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20.00]No verdict was returned [03:24.00]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:28.00]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.00]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34.00]The day the music died [03:40.00]We were singing [03:41.00]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [03:44.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [03:47.00]But the levee was dry [03:49.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:56.00]This'll be the day that I die [04:01.00]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.00]The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:09.00]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.00]It landed foul out on the grass [04:17.00]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20.00]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:26.00]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:30.00]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.00]We all got up to dance [04:37.00]Oh, but we never got the chance [04:40.00]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:44.00]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.00]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51.00]The day the music died [04:57.00]We started singing [04:58.00]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [05:01.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [05:03.00]But the levee was dry [05:05.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:13.00]This'll be the day that I die [05:17.00]Oh, and there we were all in one place [05:21.00]A generation Lost in Space [05:24.00]With no time left to start again [05:29.00]So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick [05:34.00]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:36.00]'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend [05:43.00]Oh, and as I watched him on the stage [05:47.00]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.00]No angel born in hell [05:54.00]Could break that Satan's spell [05:56.00]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:02.00]To light the sacrifical rite [06:05.00]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08.00]The day the music died [06:15.00]He was singing [06:16.00]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [06:19.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [06:21.00]But the levee was dry [06:23.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:26.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:30.00]This'll be the day that I die [06:36.00]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:40.00]And I asked her for some happy news [06:44.00]But she just smiled and turned away [06:49.00]I went down to the sacred store [06:51.00]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:55.00]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:03.00]And in the streets the children screamed [07:07.00]The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed [07:10.00]But not a word was spoken [07:15.00]The church bells all were broken [07:19.00]And the three men I admire most [07:23.00]The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost [07:27.00]They caught the last train for the coast [07:31.00]The day the music died [07:39.00]And they were singing [07:41.00]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [07:46.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [07:49.00]But the levee was dry [07:52.00]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:56.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [08:03.00]This'll be the day that I die [08:08.00]They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie [08:15.00]Drove my chevy to the levee [08:17.00]But the levee was dry [08:20.00]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:24.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die