American Pie
[00:01.37] A long, long time ago
[00:04.86] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
[00:12.87] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:16.37] That I could make those people dance
[00:19.37] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:26.85] But February made me shiver
[00:29.87] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:33.36] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:37.00] I couldn't take one more step
[00:41.60] I can't remember if I cried
[00:44.35] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:49.12] But something touched me deep inside
[00:54.61] The day the music died
[01:02.20] So bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[01:08.14] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:13.42] And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[01:18.18] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[01:22.94] This'll be the day that I die
[01:29.92] Did you write the book of love
[01:32.20] And do you have faith in God above
[01:36.19] If the Bible tells you so?
[01:41.15] Now do you believe in rock and roll?
[01:44.65] Can music save your mortal soul?
[01:48.13] And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:54.67] Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:58.18] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:01.71] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.43] Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:08.92] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:11.95] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:15.47] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:18.70] The day the music died
[02:24.67] I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[02:28.95] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:32.93] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[02:35.94] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[02:40.19] This'll be the day that I die
[02:45.43] Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:48.45] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:51.94] But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.18] When the jester sang for the king and queen
[03:00.45] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:04.47] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:11.43] Oh, and while the king was looking down
[03:15.18] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:18.42] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:22.45] No verdict was returned
[03:25.18] And while Lennin read a book on Marx
[03:28.42] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:31.93] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:35.69] The day the music died
[03:41.46] We were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[03:45.71] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[03:49.70] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[03:52.94] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[03:56.92] This'll be the day that I die
[04:02.42] Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:05.43] The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:08.92] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:14.96] It landed foul on the grass
[04:17.42] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:21.13] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:28.44] Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
[04:31.93] While the sergeants played a marching tune
[04:35.29] We all got up to dance
[04:38.58] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:41.81] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:45.54] The marching band refused to yield
[04:49.08] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:52.31] The day the music died?
[04:57.82] We started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[05:02.23] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:06.71] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[05:09.25] And singin' this'll be the day that I die
[05:13.71] This'll be the day that I die
[05:18.50] Oh, and there we were all in one place
[05:21.72] A generation lost in space
[05:25.47] With no time left to start again
[05:29.52] So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
[05:34.21] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:37.73] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:44.49] Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
[05:48.25] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:51.69] No angel born in Hell
[05:53.96] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:58.19] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:01.71] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:05.47] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:09.23] The day the music died
[06:14.72] He was singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[06:18.97] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:22.97] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[06:26.01] And singin' this'll be the day that I die
[06:30.23] This'll be the day that I die
[06:36.94] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:39.72] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:43.26] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:49.21] I went down to the sacred store
[06:51.74] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:55.24] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:03.73] And in the streets, the children screamed
[07:06.76] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:11.27] But not a word was spoken
[07:14.72] The church bells all were broken
[07:19.43] And the three men I admire most
[07:22.97] The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:26.49] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:31.49] The day the music died
[07:39.49] And they were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[07:45.49] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[07:51.97] And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[07:56.73] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[08:02.24] This'll be the day that I die
[08:08.98] They were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
[08:13.97] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:18.73] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[08:23.23] And singin' this'll be the day that I die
