American Pie

A long, long time ago

I can still remember

How that music

used to make me smile

And I knew

that if I had my chance

I could make

those people dance

And maybe they'd be happy

for a while

Did you write the of love

and do you have

faith in God above

if the Bible tells you so

Now do you believe

in rock 'n' roll

And can music

save your mortal soul

And can you teach me

how to dance

real slow

Well I know that

you're in love with him

'Cos I

saw you dancin' in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

Man, I dig those

rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage

broncin' buck

With pink carnation

and a pickup truck

But I knew

that I was out of luck

The day the music died

started singing

Bye bye

Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

but the levee was dry

And good old boys

were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be

the day that I die

this'll be the day that I die

I met a girl who sang the blues

and I asked her

for some happy news

But she just smiled

and turned away

Well I went down

to the sacred store

Where I'd heard the music

years before

But the man there

music wouldn't play

Well now in streets

children screamed

The lovers cried

and the poets dreamed

But not a word was spoken

church bells

all were broken

And the three men

I admire the most

The father, Son

and the Holy Ghost

caught the last train

for coast

the day the music died

we started singin'

Bye, bye

Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

but the levee was dry

And good old boys

were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day

that I die

this'll be the day that I die

Bye, bye

Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

but the levee was dry

And good old boys

were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day

that I die

this'll be the day that I die

started singin'

We started singin'

We started singin'

We started singin'