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 ppl dance and
maybe they`be happy for a while
but february made me shiver with every paper i`d deliver
bad news on the doorstep i couldnt take one more step
i cant remember if i cried when i read about his widowed bride
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
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day that i die
this will 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 you shoes man i dig those rhythm and blues
i was a lonely teenage broncing 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 bye bye miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day that i die
this will be the day that i die
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
in 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 lenin read a book on marx the quartet practiced in the park and
we sang dirges in the dark the day music died
we were singing bye bye miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day that i die
this will be the day that i die
helter skelter in the summer swelter the birds flew off with a fallout shelter
eight miles high and falling 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 halfitme air eas sweet perfume while the sergeant 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?
wes started singing bye bye mis american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day i die
this will be the day i die
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 devils only friend
and as i watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage
no angel born in hell could break that satans spell
and as the flames climbed high into the night the sacrificial rite i saw
satan laughing with delight the day music died
we were singing bye bye miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day that i die
this will be the day that i die
i met a gril who sang the blues and i asked her for some happy news
she just smiled and turned away
i went down to the sacred store where i`d heard the music and the poets dreamed but
now 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
we were singing bye bye miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
them good ol boys were drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day that i die
this will be the day that i die
provided by Hansoo Kim