[00:02.29]A long long time ago
[00:05.30]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
[00:12.39]And I knew if I had my chance
[00:15.41]That I could make those people dance
[00:17.39]And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
[00:25.64]But February made me shiver
[00:28.73]With every paper I'd deliver
[00:31.89]Bad news on the doorstep
[00:35.20]I couldn't take one more step
[00:38.39]I can't remember if I cried
[00:41.79]When I read about his widowed bride
[00:45.22]But something touched me deep inside
[00:51.13]The day the music died
[01:00.13]So Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[01:05.31]Drove my chevy to the levee
[01:07.98]But the levee was dry
[01:10.84]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[01:15.56]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[01:21.25]This'll be the day that I die
[01:27.93]Did you write the Book of Love
[01:30.47]And do you have faith in God above
[01:34.60]If the Bible tells you so
[01:38.67]Do you believe in rock 'n roll
[01:42.31]Can music save your mortal soul
[01:46.67]And can you teach me how to dance real slow
[01:52.15]Well' I know that you're in love with him
[01:55.59]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[01:59.22]You both kicked off your shoes
[02:02.34]Man' I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:05.26]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:09.21]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:12.71]But I knew I was out of luck
[02:16.12]The day the music died
[02:21.38]I started singin'
[02:22.74]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[02:25.68]Drove my chevy to the levee
[02:27.59]But the levee was dry
[02:29.45]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[02:32.79]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[02:36.36]This'll be the day that I die
[02:40.84]Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:44.55]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:48.33]But that's not how it used to be
[02:52.34]When the jester sang for the King and Queen
[02:55.56]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[02:59.18]And a voice that came from you and me
[03:05.50]Oh' and while the King was looking down
[03:09.43]The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:12.59]The courtroom was adjourned
[03:15.78]No verdict was returned
[03:18.28]And while Lennon read a book of Marx
[03:22.34]The quartet practiced in the park
[03:25.37]And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:28.68]The day the music died
[03:34.08]We were singing
[03:35.25]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[03:38.15]Drove my chevy to the levee
[03:40.03]But the levee was dry
[03:41.80]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[03:44.94]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[03:48.58]This'll be the day that I die
[03:52.93]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
[03:56.50]The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:00.18]Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:06.15]It landed foul out on the grass
[04:07.83]The players tried for a forward pass
[04:10.94]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:17.10]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:20.41]While the Sergeants played a marching tune
[04:24.27]We all got up to dance
[04:26.77]Oh' but we never got the chance
[04:30.07]'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:32.93]The marching band refused to yield
[04:37.33]Do you recall what was revealed
[04:40.20]The day the music died
[04:45.36]We started singing
[04:46.52]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[04:49.43]Drove my chevy to the levee
[04:51.25]But the levee was dry
[04:53.02]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[04:56.00]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[04:59.73]This'll be the day that I die
[05:03.56]Oh' and there we were all in one place
[05:07.88]A generation Lost in Space
[05:10.73]With no time left to start again
[05:15.39]So come on' Jack be nimble' Jack be quick
[05:18.95]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:21.86]'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
[05:28.07]Oh' and as I watched him on the stage
[05:31.58]My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:35.19]No angel born in hell
[05:38.20]Could break that Satan's spell
[05:40.62]And as the flames climbed high into the night
[05:45.01]To light the sacrifical rite
[05:47.45]I saw Satan laughing with delight
[05:50.91]The day the music died
[05:56.22]He was singing
[05:57.44]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[05:59.89]Drove my chevy to the levee
[06:01.33]But the levee was dry
[06:03.75]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[06:07.79]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[06:10.58]This'll be the day that I die
[06:16.04]I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:17.24]And I asked her for some happy news
[06:20.82]But she just smiled and turned away
[06:28.27]I went down to the sacred store
[06:30.72]Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:34.31]But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[06:42.00]And in the streets the children screamed
[06:45.66]The lovers cried' and the poets dreamed
[06:48.69]But not a word was spoken
[06:51.80]The church bells all were broken
[06:55.25]And the three men I admire most
[06:59.25]The Father' Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:02.64]They caught the last train for the coast
[07:07.05]The day the music died
[07:17.43]And they were singing
[07:19.14]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[07:23.58]Drove my chevy to the levee
[07:28.14]But the levee was dry
[07:33.22]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[07:39.04]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[07:46.79]This'll be the day that I die
[07:52.83]They were singing bye-bye' Miss American Pie
[07:54.94]Drove my chevy to the levee
[08:02.31]But the levee was dry
[08:06.70]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:12.25]Singin' this'll be the day that I die
American Pie (Live)