[00:00.01] A long, long time ago
[00:03.61] I can still remember
[00:06.42] How that music used to make me smile
[00:11.73] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:15.46] That I could make those people dance
[00:18.35] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:24.89] But February made me shiver
[00:28.74] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:32.90] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:35.99] I couldn't take one more step
[00:40.40] I can't remember if I cried
[00:43.32] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:48.76] But something touched me deep inside
[00:53.37] The day the music died
[01:02.81] So bye bye, Miss American Pie
[01:07.45] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:12.66] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n rye
[01:17.17] Singin': This'll be the day that I die
[01:22.22] This'll be the day that I die
[01:28.60] Did you write the book of love
[01:31.51] And do you have faith in God above
[01:35.24] If the Bible tells you so?
[01:39.68] Now do you believe in rock'n roll?
[01:43.57] Can music save your mortal soul?
[01:46.69] And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:53.48] Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:57.11] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:00.83] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:03.98] Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:07.31] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:10.94] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:14.40] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:17.85] The day the music died
[02:23.29] I started singin': Bye bye, Miss American Pie
[02:27.97] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:31.42] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n rye
[02:35.14] And singin': This’ll be the day that I die
[02:38.86] This’ll be the day that I die
[02:43.57] Now, for ten years we've been on our own
[02:47.46] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:51.17] But that's not how it used to be
[02:55.92] When the jester sang for the king and queen
[02:59.53] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:03.25] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:09.89] Oh, and while the king was looking down
[03:14.04] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:17.49] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:20.94] No verdict was returned
[03:23.87] And while Lennon read a book on Marx
[03:27.58] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:31.04] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:34.46] The day the music died
[03:40.43] We were singin': Bye bye, Miss American Pie
[03:44.57] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[03:48.02] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey'n rye
[03:51.75] And singin': This'll be the day that I die
[03:55.73] This'll be the day that I die
[04:01.04] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
[04:04.40] The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:07.76] Eight miles high and fallin' fast
[04:13.30] It landed foul on the grass
[04:16.40] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:19.86] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:26.46] Now, the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:30.09] While the sergeants played a marching tune
[04:33.81] We all got up to dance
[04:36.70] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:40.33] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:44.04] The marching band refused to yield
[04:47.50] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:51.21] The day the music died?
[04:56.66] We started singin': Bye bye, Miss American Pie
[05:01.08] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:04.79] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey'n rye
[05:08.25] And singin': This'll be the day that I die
[05:12.23] This'll be the day that I die
[05:16.42] Oh, and there we were, all in one place
[05:20.57] A generation lost in space
[05:24.02] With no time left to start again
[05:28.74] So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
[05:32.63] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:36.08] 'Cause fire is the devil’s only friend
[05:42.89] Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
[05:46.78] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:50.40] No angel born in hell
[05:53.59] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:56.20] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:00.64] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:03.69] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:07.56] The day the music died
[06:13.41] We were singin': Bye bye Miss American Pie
[06:17.57] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:21.29] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey'n rye
[06:24.47] And singin': This'll be the day that I die
[06:28.72] This'll be the day that I die
[06:34.79] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:37.89] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:42.10] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:47.06] I went down to the sacred store
[06:49.89] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:53.61] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:01.32] And in the streets, the children screamed
[07:05.84] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:09.47] But not a word was spoken
[07:12.65] The church bells all were broken
[07:17.44] And the three men I admire most
[07:21.42] The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
[07:24.88] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:29.82] The day the music died
[07:36.91] And they were singin': Bye bye Miss American Pie
[07:44.25] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[07:49.83] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey'n rye
[07:55.13] Singin': This'll be the day that I die
[08:00.98] This'll be the day that I die
[08:06.65] They were singin': Bye bye Miss American Pie
[08:12.66] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:17.43] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey'n rye
[08:21.96] Singin': This'll be the day that I die
