American Pie-Don McLean

[00:01.000]A long long time ago [00:03.000]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:12.000]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.000]That I could make those people dance [00:19.000]And maybe they'd be happy for a while. [00:25.000]But February made me shiver [00:29.000]With every paper I'd deliver [00:33.000]Bad news on the doorstep [00:36.000]I couldn't take one more step [00:40.000]I can't remember if I cried [00:43.000]When I read about his widowed bride [00:48.000]But something touched me deep inside [00:53.000]The day the music died [01:04.800]So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [01:08.500]Drove my chevy to the levee [01:11.500]But the levee was dry [01:13.500]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:18.500]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:24.500]This'll be the day that I die [01:31.100]Did you write the Book of Love [01:33.100]And do you have faith in God above [01:37.100]If the Bible tells you so [01:42.100]Do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:45.100]Can music save your mortal soul [01:49.100]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:55.100]Well, I know that you're in love with him [01:59.100]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:03.100]You both kicked off your shoes [02:05.100]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues [02:09.800]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:12.800]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:17.000]But I knew I was out of luck [02:20.000]The day the music died [02:27.000]I started singin' [02:28.000]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [02:31.000]Drove my chevy to the levee [02:33.000]But the levee was dry [02:35.000]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:38.000]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:42.300]This'll be the day that I die [02:47.200]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:51.200]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:55.200]But that's not how it used to be [03:00.200]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [03:03.200]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:07.200]And a voice that came from you and me [03:14.200]Oh, and while the King was looking down [03:18.200]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:21.200]The courtroom was adjourned [03:24.500]No verdict was returned [03:29.400]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:33.400]The quartet practiced in the park [03:36.400]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:39.400]The day the music died [03:45.400]We were singing [03:46.400]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [03:49.400]Drove my chevy to the levee [03:52.400]But the levee was dry [03:54.400]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:57.400]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [04:01.400]This'll be the day that I die