A long, time ago... I can still How that used to make me smile. And I if I had my chance That I could make those people And, maybe, they'd be for a while.
But february me shiver With paper I'd deliver. Bad news on the I take one more step.
I remember if I cried I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me inside The day the died.
So bye-bye, american 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."
Did you the book of love, And do you have in God above, If the tells you so? Do you believe in 'n roll, Can save your mortal soul, And can you me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in with him I saw you dancin' in the gym. You both off your shoes. Man, I dig those and blues.
I was a lonely broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a truck, But I knew I was out of The day the died.
I singin', "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. good old boys 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 not how it used to be. When the sang for the king and queen, In a coat he from james dean And a that came from you and me,
Oh, and while the king was down, The stole his thorny crown. The courtroom was No was returned. And while lennon read a of marx, The practiced in the park, And we dirges in the dark The day the died.
We 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."
skelter in a summer swelter. The birds off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and fast. It landed on the grass. The players tried for a pass, the jester on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the air was sweet perfume the sergeants played a marching tune. We all got up to dance, Oh, but we got the chance! `cause the players tried to the field; The marching refused to yield. Do you recall what was The day the died?
We singing, "bye-bye, american pie." Drove my 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."
Oh, and we were all in one place, A generation in space With no time to start again. So come on: be nimble, jack 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 in fists of rage. No angel in hell Could break that spell. And as the flames climbed into the night To light the rite, I saw satan with delight The day the died
He was singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." Drove my 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."
I met a who sang the blues And I asked her for happy news, But she just and turned away. I went to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music before, But the man there said the wouldn't play.
And in the the children screamed, The lovers cried, and the dreamed. But not a was spoken; The bells all were broken. And the three men I most: The father, son, and the ghost, caught the last train for the coast The day the died.
And they singing, "bye-bye, american pie." Drove my 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."
They 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."