American Pie

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

Something touched me deep inside the day the music died

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Then good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing "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 dancing in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

Man, I dig those rhythm 'n' 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 singing...

Now for ten years we've been on our own

And moss grows fat on a rolling 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 Mass

The quartet practiced in the park

And we sang dirges in the dark

The day the music died. We were singing