Don McLean - American Pie
[00:00.15] A long long time ago
[00:03.77] I can still remember how
[00:06.80] That music used to make me smile
[00:12.31] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:15.71] That I could make those people dance
[00:18.27] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:23.03] .
[00:25.60] But February made me shiver
[00:29.03] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:32.70] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:36.26] I couldn't take one more step
[00:40.75] I can't remember if I cried
[00:43.51] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:48.95] Something touched me deep inside
[00:53.27] The day the music died
[00:59.78] .
[01:02.99] So bye, bye Miss American Pie
[01:07.53] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[01:10.06] But the levee was dry
[01:12.83] And them good ole boys
[01:14.81] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[01:17.28] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[01:22.66] This'll be the day that I die"
[01:26.21] .
[01:29.04] Did you write the book of love
[01:31.68] And do you have faith in God above
[01:35.97] If the Bible tells you so?
[01:40.21] Do you believe in rock and roll
[01:43.57] Can music save your mortal soul
[01:47.06] And can you teach me
[01:49.30] How to dance real slow
[01:53.53] Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:57.03] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:01.07] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:04.08] Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:07.57] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:11.13] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:14.89] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:18.01] The day the music died
[02:23.53] I started singin'
[02:25.05] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[02:28.05] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[02:30.04] But the levee was dry
[02:32.03] And them good ole boys
[02:33.31] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[02:35.03] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[02:39.03] This'll be the day that I die"
[02:41.78] .
[02:43.79] Now, for ten years
[02:45.53] We've been on our own
[02:47.40] And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[02:51.26] But that's not how it used to be
[02:55.95] When the jester sang for the king and queen
[02:59.69] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:03.20] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:09.67] Oh and while the king was looking down
[03:14.04] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:17.52] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:20.70] No verdict was returned
[03:23.82] And while Lennon read a book on Marx
[03:27.85] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:31.26] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:34.41] The day the music died
[03:40.17] We were singin'
[03:41.66] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[03:44.66] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[03:46.67] But the levee was dry
[03:48.40] Them good ole boys
[03:49.90] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[03:51.66] And singin' "This'll be the day that I die,
[03:55.92] This'll be the day that I die"
[03:58.58] .
[04:00.94] Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:04.39] The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:08.11] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:13.60] It landed foul on the grass
[04:16.49] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:19.62] With the jester
[04:21.13] On the sidelines in a cast
[04:26.50] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:30.24] While sergeants played a marching tune
[04:34.14] We all got up to dance
[04:36.58] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:40.28] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:44.43] The marching band refused to yield
[04:48.01] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:51.16] The day the music died
[04:56.87] We started singin'
[04:58.13] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[05:01.14] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[05:03.12] But the levee was dry
[05:05.14] Them good ole boys
[05:06.38] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[05:08.04] And singin' "This'll be the day that I die,
[05:12.26] This'll be the day that I die"
[05:15.51] .
[05:16.31] Oh, and there we were all in one place
[05:20.93] A generation lost in space
[05:24.40] With no time left to start again
[05:29.03] So come on Jack be nimble
[05:31.39] Jack be quick
[05:33.11] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:36.00] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:43.36] Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:46.54] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:50.57] No angel born in Hell
[05:53.70] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:56.58] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:00.83] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:03.82] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:07.32] The day the music died
[06:13.34] He was singin'
[06:14.61] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[06:17.58] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[06:19.63] But the levee was dry
[06:21.58] Them good ole boys
[06:22.95] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[06:24.72] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die,
[06:28.72] This'll be the day that I die"
[06:31.99] .
[06:34.96] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:38.60] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:42.13] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:47.26] I went down to the sacred store
[06:50.13] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:53.96] But the man there
[06:55.42] Said the music
[06:57.81] Wouldn't play
[07:01.96] And in the streets the children screamed
[07:05.98] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:09.49] But not a word was spoken
[07:13.26] The church bells all were broken
[07:17.89] And the three men I admire most
[07:21.89] The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
[07:25.84] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:29.71] The day the music died
[07:37.04] And they were singing
[07:39.36] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[07:44.33] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[07:47.19] But the levee was dry
[07:50.47] And them good ole boys
[07:52.45] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[07:55.37] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die,
[08:01.15] This'll be the day that I die"
[08:06.43] They were singing
[08:08.58] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[08:12.83] Drove my Chevy to the levee
[08:15.09] But the levee was dry
[08:17.83] Them good ole boys
[08:19.59] Were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:22.09] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die"
