American Pie - Single Version

[00:03.77] A long, long time ago
[00:04.96] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
[00:12.24] And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance
[00:19.06] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:25.51] But February made me shiver
[00:28.66] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:32.28] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:35.87] I couldn't take one more step
[00:39.05] I can't remember if I cried
[00:43.93] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:48.24] But something touched me deep inside
[00:53.70] The day the music died
[01:01.78] So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[01:07.44] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[01:12.49] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[01:17.03] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[01:22.58] This'll be the day that I die"
[01:29.11] Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above
[01:34.96] If the Bible tells you so?
[01:39.95] Now do you believe in rock and roll, can music save your mortal soul
[01:47.06] And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:54.02] Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:56.95] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:00.43] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:04.02] Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:06.94] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:10.30] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:14.50] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:17.31] The day the music died
[02:23.92] I started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[02:27.93] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[02:31.79] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[02:35.08] And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[02:39.17] This'll be the day that I die"
[02:44.15] Now for ten years we've been on our own, and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:50.90] But that's not how it used to be
[02:55.73] When the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:02.74] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:09.36] Oh, and while the king was looking down
[03:13.09] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:16.98] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:20.00] No verdict was returned
[03:23.69] And while Lenin read a book on Marx
[03:26.96] A quartet practiced in the park
[03:30.74] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:34.09] The day the music died
[03:40.39] We were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[03:44.23] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[03:48.00] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[03:51.46] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[03:55.39] This'll be the day that I die"
[04:00.47] Helter skelter in a summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:07.39] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:12.14] It landed foul on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass
[04:19.40] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:26.01] Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
[04:29.99] While the sergeants played a marching tune
[04:33.32] We all got up to dance
[04:37.22] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:39.80] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:43.73] The marching band refused to yield
[04:47.05] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:50.30] The day the music died?
[04:56.82] We started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[05:00.62] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[05:04.35] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[05:07.42] And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[05:11.96] This'll be the day that I die"
[05:16.50] Oh, and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space
[05:23.80] With no time left to start again
[05:28.75] So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:35.68] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:41.89] Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
[05:46.05] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:49.64] No angel born in Hell
[05:52.94] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:56.24] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[05:59.84] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:03.38] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:06.84] The day the music died
[06:13.01] I started singin' it
[06:15.77] Singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[06:17.12] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[06:20.62] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[06:23.94] And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[06:28.36] This'll be the day that I die"
[06:31.77] I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news
[06:41.19] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:46.48] I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before
[06:52.52] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:01.12] And in the streets, the children screamed
[07:04.88] The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
[07:08.98] But not a word was spoken
[07:12.10] The church bells all were broken
[07:16.40] And the three men I admire most
[07:20.46] The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
[07:23.73] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:28.96] The day the music died
[07:36.42] And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[07:43.25] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[07:49.25] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[07:54.38] Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
[08:00.07] This'll be the day that I die"
[08:06.26] They were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
[08:12.47] Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
[08:16.56] Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[08:21.12] And singin' This'll be the day that I die"
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