1.01 - American Pie
[00:00.19] A long long time ago
[00:04.41] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
[00:12.32] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:15.96] That I could make those people dance
[00:19.23] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:25.95] But February made me shiver
[00:29.21] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:33.01] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:36.56] I couldn't take one more step
[00:41.15] I can't remember if I cried
[00:43.85] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:48.54] But something touched me deep inside
[00:53.31] The day the music died
[01:02.48] So Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[01:07.60] Drove my chevy to the levee
[01:10.66] But the levee was dry
[01:12.81] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[01:17.18] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[01:22.33] This'll be the day that I die
[01:28.64] Did you write the Book of Love
[01:31.87] And do you have faith in God above
[01:35.51] If the Bible tells you so
[01:40.25] Do you believe in rock 'n roll
[01:43.76] Can music save your mortal soul
[01:47.20] And can you teach me how to dance real slow
[01:53.62] Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:57.72] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:01.27] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:04.56] Man I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:07.45] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:11.35] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:14.46] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:17.90] The day the music died
[02:22.56] I started singin'
[02:25.44] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[02:27.59] Drove my chevy to the levee
[02:30.09] But the levee was dry
[02:31.70] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[02:35.19] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[02:39.05] This'll be the day that I die
[02:44.01] Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:47.08] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:51.66] But that's not how it used to be
[02:56.16] When the jester sang for the King and Queen
[02:59.74] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:03.29] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:10.25] Oh and while the King was looking down
[03:14.39] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:17.88] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:20.92] No verdict was returned
[03:22.80] And while Lennon read a book of Marx
[03:27.96] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:31.66] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:35.06] The day the music died
[03:37.51] We were singing
[03:42.07] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[03:45.10] Drove my chevy to the levee
[03:46.99] But the levee was dry
[03:48.91] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[03:52.13] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[03:56.00] This'll be the day that I die
[03:58.53] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
[04:04.52] The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:08.17] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:14.08] It landed foul out on the grass
[04:16.56] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:20.38] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:27.06] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:30.90] While the Sergeants played a marching tune
[04:34.30] We all got up to dance
[04:36.60] Oh but we never got the chance
[04:42.42] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:44.58] The marching band refused to yield
[04:49.06] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:52.10] The day the music died
[04:56.93] We started singing
[04:58.96] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[05:00.58] Drove my chevy to the levee
[05:03.46] But the levee was dry
[05:05.04] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[05:08.81] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[05:12.41] This'll be the day that I die
[05:15.04] Oh and there we were all in one place
[05:21.32] A generation Lost in Space
[05:25.08] With no time left to start again
[05:29.75] So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
[05:33.38] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:37.03] 'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
[05:40.62] Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:47.69] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:51.06] No angel born in hell
[05:54.31] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:57.37] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:01.36] To light the sacrifical rite
[06:04.87] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:08.26] The day the music died
[06:14.23] He was singing
[06:16.18] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[06:18.22] Drove my chevy to the levee
[06:20.60] But the levee was dry
[06:22.35] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[06:25.41] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[06:29.49] This'll be the day that I die
[06:35.93] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:39.03] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:43.60] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:48.32] I went down to the sacred store
[06:51.02] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:55.08] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:03.37] And in the streets the children screamed
[07:06.87] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:10.62] But not a word was spoken
[07:14.02] The church bells all were broken
[07:19.12] And the three men I admire most
[07:22.85] The Father Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:26.96] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:31.14] The day the music died
[07:38.40] And they were singing
[07:39.90] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[07:45.36] Drove my chevy to the levee
[07:48.34] But the levee was dry
[07:51.06] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[07:56.56] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[08:01.06] This'll be the day that I die
[08:07.27] They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie
[08:13.80] Drove my chevy to the levee
[08:16.34] But the levee was dry
[08:19.07] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:22.09] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
