Don Mclean - American Pie
[00:01.32] Long long time ago, I can still remember
[00:08.24] How that music used to make me smile
[00:13.02] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:16.75] That I could make those people dance
[00:19.42] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:26.33] But February made me shiver
[00:29.80] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:33.81] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:37.27] I couldn't take one more step
[00:41.79] I can't remember if I cried
[00:45.00] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:49.79] But something touched me deep inside
[00:54.60] The day the music died
[01:04.16] So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[01:08.67] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[01:11.07] But the levee was dry
[01:13.74] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[01:18.01] Singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[01:23.59] This will be the day that I die
[01:29.99] Did you write the Book of Love?
[01:32.66] And do you have faith in God above?
[01:36.66] If the Bible tells you so
[01:41.21] Do you believe in rock 'n' roll?
[01:44.69] Can music save your mortal soul?
[01:48.15] And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:54.78] Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:58.51] 'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
[02:02.00] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.47] Then I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:08.67] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:12.43] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:15.63] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:18.82] The day the music died
[02:24.68] I started singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[02:29.21] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[02:31.07] But the levee was dry
[02:32.96] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[02:35.90] Singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[02:39.88] This will be the day that I die
[02:44.94] Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:48.68] And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[02:52.67] But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.20] When the jester sang for the King and Queen
[03:00.93] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:04.38] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:11.03] Oh and while the King was looking down
[03:15.27] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:18.72] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:22.45] No verdict was returned
[03:25.11] And while Lenin read a book of Marx
[03:29.11] The Quartet practiced in the park
[03:32.83] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:35.78] The day the music died
[03:41.62] We were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie
[03:45.87] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[03:47.74] But the levee was dry
[03:49.61] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[03:52.80] Singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[03:56.78] This will be the day that I die
[04:02.37] Helter skelter in the summer swelter
[04:05.56] The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:09.82] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:14.91] It landed foul on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass
[04:21.56] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:27.97] Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
[04:31.69] While the sergeants played a marching tune
[04:35.42] We all got up to dance
[04:38.11] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:42.12] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:45.85] The marching band refused to yield
[04:49.29] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:52.47] The day the music died?
[04:58.06] We started singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[05:02.60] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:06.56] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[05:09.51] And singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[05:13.48] This will be the day that I die
[05:18.29] Oh, and there we were all in one place
[05:22.29] A generation lost in space
[05:25.77] With no time left to start again
[05:30.56] So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
[05:34.55] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:37.73] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:44.65] Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
[05:48.38] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:51.86] No angel born in Hell
[05:55.57] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:58.23] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:02.47] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:05.70] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:08.88] The day the music died
[06:14.75] He was singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[06:19.26] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:23.01] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[06:26.19] And singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[06:30.19] This will be the day that I die
[06:36.59] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:40.06] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:44.05] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:48.82] I went down to the sacred store
[06:52.01] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:55.47] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:03.99] And in the streets, the children screamed
[07:07.97] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:11.69] But not a word was spoken
[07:15.17] The church bells all were broken
[07:19.68] And the three men I admire most
[07:23.69] The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
[07:27.67] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:31.44] The day the music died
[07:38.99] And they were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[07:45.67] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[07:52.06] And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[07:56.87] Singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
[08:02.71] This will be the day that I die
[08:08.57] They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[08:14.14] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:19.46] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:23.71] Singing, "This'll be the day that I die"
