1.01 - American Pie

[00:00.39] A long long time ago

[00:04.61] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile

[00:12.52] And I knew if I had my chance

[00:16.16] That I could make those people dance

[00:19.43] And maybe they'd be happy for a while

[00:26.15] But February made me shiver

[00:29.41] With every paper I'd deliver

[00:33.21] Bad news on the doorstep

[00:36.76] I couldn't take one more step

[00:41.35] I can't remember if I cried

[00:44.05] When I read about his widowed bride

[00:48.74] But something touched me deep inside

[00:53.51] The day the music died

[01:02.68] So Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[01:07.80] Drove my chevy to the levee

[01:10.86] But the levee was dry

[01:13.01] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[01:17.38] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[01:22.53] This'll be the day that I die

[01:28.84] Did you write the Book of Love

[01:32.07] And do you have faith in God above

[01:35.71] If the Bible tells you so

[01:40.45] Do you believe in rock 'n roll

[01:43.96] Can music save your mortal soul

[01:47.40] And can you teach me how to dance real slow

[01:53.82] Well I know that you're in love with him

[01:57.92] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym

[02:01.47] You both kicked off your shoes

[02:04.76] Man I dig those rhythm and blues

[02:07.65] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck

[02:11.55] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

[02:14.66] But I knew I was out of luck

[02:18.10] The day the music died

[02:22.76] I started singin'

[02:25.64] Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[02:27.79] Drove my chevy to the levee

[02:30.29] But the levee was dry

[02:31.90] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[02:35.39] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[02:39.25] This'll be the day that I die

[02:44.21] Now for ten years we've been on our own

[02:47.28] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone

[02:51.86] But that's not how it used to be

[02:56.36] When the jester sang for the King and Queen

[02:59.94] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean

[03:03.49] And a voice that came from you and me

[03:10.45] Oh and while the King was looking down

[03:14.59] The jester stole his thorny crown

[03:18.08] The courtroom was adjourned

[03:21.12] No verdict was returned

[03:23.00] And while Lennon read a book of Marx

[03:28.16] The quartet practiced in the park

[03:31.86] And we sang dirges in the dark

[03:35.26] The day the music died

[03:37.71] We were singing

[03:42.27] Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[03:45.30] Drove my chevy to the levee

[03:47.19] But the levee was dry

[03:49.11] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[03:52.33] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[03:56.20] This'll be the day that I die

[03:58.73] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter

[04:04.72] The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter

[04:08.37] Eight miles high and falling fast

[04:14.28] It landed foul out on the grass

[04:16.76] The players tried for a forward pass

[04:20.58] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

[04:27.26] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume

[04:31.10] While the Sergeants played a marching tune

[04:34.50] We all got up to dance

[04:36.80] Oh but we never got the chance

[04:42.62] 'Cause the players tried to take the field

[04:44.78] The marching band refused to yield

[04:49.26] Do you recall what was revealed

[04:52.30] The day the music died

[04:57.13] We started singing

[04:59.16] Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[05:00.78] Drove my chevy to the levee

[05:03.66] But the levee was dry

[05:05.24] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[05:09.01] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[05:12.61] This'll be the day that I die

[05:15.24] Oh and there we were all in one place

[05:21.52] A generation Lost in Space

[05:25.28] With no time left to start again

[05:29.95] So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick

[05:33.58] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick

[05:37.23] 'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend

[05:40.82] Oh and as I watched him on the stage

[05:47.89] My hands were clenched in fists of rage

[05:51.26] No angel born in hell

[05:54.51] Could break that Satan's spell

[05:57.57] And as the flames climbed high into the night

[06:01.56] To light the sacrifical rite

[06:05.07] I saw Satan laughing with delight

[06:08.46] The day the music died

[06:14.43] He was singing

[06:16.38] Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[06:18.42] Drove my chevy to the levee

[06:20.80] But the levee was dry

[06:22.55] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[06:25.61] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[06:29.69] This'll be the day that I die

[06:36.13] I met a girl who sang the blues

[06:39.23] And I asked her for some happy news

[06:43.80] But she just smiled and turned away

[06:48.52] I went down to the sacred store

[06:51.22] Where I'd heard the music years before

[06:55.28] But the man there said the music wouldn't play

[07:03.57] And in the streets the children screamed

[07:07.07] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed

[07:10.82] But not a word was spoken

[07:14.22] The church bells all were broken

[07:19.32] And the three men I admire most

[07:23.05] The Father Son and the Holy Ghost

[07:27.16] They caught the last train for the coast

[07:31.34] The day the music died

[07:38.60] And they were singing

[07:40.10] Bye-bye Miss American Pie

[07:45.56] Drove my chevy to the levee

[07:48.54] But the levee was dry

[07:51.26] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

[07:56.76] Singin' this'll be the day that I die

[08:01.26] This'll be the day that I die

[08:07.47] They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie

[08:14.00] Drove my chevy to the levee

[08:16.54] But the levee was dry

[08:19.27] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

[08:22.29] Singin' this'll be the day that I die