A long, long ago... I can still How music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my That I could make people dance And, maybe, be happy for a while.
But february me shiver With every I'd deliver. Bad news on the I take one more step.
I can't if I cried I read about his widowed bride, But something me deep inside The day the died.
So bye-bye, american pie. Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. And them good old boys were whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Did you write the of love, And do you have in God above, If the tells you so? Do you in rock 'n roll, Can music save your soul, And can you teach me how to real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love him I saw you dancin' in the gym. You both off your shoes. Man, I dig rhythm and blues.
I was a teenage broncin' buck With a carnation and a pickup truck, But I knew I was out of The day the died.
I singin', "bye-bye, american pie." Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Now for ten years been on our own And moss grows fat on a stone, But that's not how it to be. the jester sang for the king and queen, In a coat he from james dean And a voice came from you and me,
Oh, and while the king was down, The jester stole his crown. The was adjourned; No was returned. And lennon read a book of marx, The quartet in the park, And we sang in the dark The day the died.
We singing, "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
skelter in a summer swelter. The birds off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles and falling fast. It foul on the grass. The players for a forward pass, the jester on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the half-time air was sweet While the sergeants played a tune. We all got up to dance, Oh, but we got the chance! `cause the players tried to take the The marching refused to yield. Do you recall was revealed The day the music
We singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Oh, and we were all in one place, A generation in space With no time left to again. So come on: jack be nimble, be quick! flash sat on a candlestick Cause is the devil's only friend.
Oh, and as I watched him on the My hands were clenched in of rage. No angel born in Could break satan's spell. And as the flames high into the night To the sacrificial rite, I saw satan laughing with The day the died
He was singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys were whiskey and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
I met a girl who sang the And I asked her for happy news, But she smiled and turned away. I down to the sacred store I'd heard the music years before, But the man there the music wouldn't play.
And in the streets: the screamed, The lovers cried, and the dreamed. But not a word was The church all were broken. And the three men I admire The father, son, and the ghost, They caught the last train for the The day the died.
And they singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
were singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die."