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American Pie

In the style of

Don McLean

Lyrics

a long long time ago
i can still remember
how that music
used to make me smile

and i knew
if i had my chance
that i could
make those
people dance
and maybe
they'd be happy
for a while

but february
made me shiver
with every paper
i'd deliver
bad news
on the doorstep
i couldn't take
one more step

i can't remember
if i cried when i
read about his
widowed bride

but something
touched me
deep inside
the day
the music
died

so bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

and them
good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye

singin'
this'll be the day
that i die
this'll be the day
that i die

did you write
the book of love
and do you have faith
in god above
if the bible
tells you so

now do you believe
in rock and roll
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 'cause 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 a pink carnation
and a pickup truck
but i knew
i was out of luck
the day
the music died

i started singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

them good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
singin'
this'll be the day
that i die
this'll be the day
that i die

now for ten years
we've been
on our own
and moss grows
fat on a
rollin' stone but
that's not how
it used to be

when
the jester sang
for the
king and queen
in a coat

he borrowed
from james dean
and a voice
that came
from you and me

oh and
while the king was
looking down
the jester stole his
thorny crown

the courtroom
was adjourned
no verdict
was returned

and while
lennon read
a book on marx
the quartet
practiced
in the park

and we sang dirges
in the dark
the day
the music died

we were singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

them good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
singin'
this'll be the day
that i die
this'll be the day
that i die

helter-skelter
in the summer swelter
the birds
flew off with
a fallout shelter

eight miles high and
fallin' fast
it landed foul
on the grass

the players tried
for a forward pass
with the jester
on the sidelines
in a cast

now the
halftime air was
sweet perfume while
the sergeants
played a
marching tune

we all got up
to dance
oh but we
never got
the chance

'cause the
players tried
to take the field
the marching band
refused to yield

do you recall
what was revealed
the day
the music died

we started singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

them good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
singin'
this'll be the day
that i die
this'll be the day
that i die

oh and
there we were
all in one place
a generation
lost in space
with no time left
to start again

so come on
jack be nimble
jack be quick
jack flash
sat on
a candlestick 'cause
fire is the devil's
only friend

aw and
as i watched him
on the stage
my hands
were clenched in
fists of rage

no angel
born in hell
could break that
satan's spell
and as the flames
climbed high
into the night

to light
the sacrificial rite
i saw
satan laughing
with delight
the day
the music died

he was singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

them good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
singin'
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

i went down
to the sacred store
where i'd heard
the music
years before
but the man there
said the music
wouldn't play

and in the streets
the children screamed
the lovers cried and
the poets dreamed
but not a word
was spoken
the church bells
all were broken

and the three men
i admire most
the father son and
the holy ghost

they caught
the last train
for the coast
the day
the music
died

and they were singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

and them
good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye

singin'
this'll be the day
that i die
this'll be the day
that i die

they were singin'
bye-bye
miss american pie
drove my chevy
to the levee
but the levee
was dry

them good old boys
were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
singin'
this'll be the day
that i die

Details

• Duration : 8:34
• Key : G
• Genre : Rock
• Year released : 1972
• Language : English

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