[00:00.49]A long long time ago
[00:04.23]I can still remember
[00:06.83]How that music used to make me smile
[00:12.62]And I knew if I had my chance
[00:16.27]That I could make those people dance
[00:19.65]And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:26.16]But February made me shiver
[00:29.52]With every paper I'd deliver
[00:33.27]Bad news on the doorstep
[00:36.56]I couldn't take one more step
[00:41.27]I can't remember if I cried
[00:44.36]When I read about his widowed bride
[00:49.33]But something touched me deep inside the day the music died
[01:03.54]So bye bye Miss American Pie
[01:08.07]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:13.26]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[01:17.70]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[01:23.10]This'll be the day that I die
[01:29.63]Did you write the book of love
[01:32.29]And do you have faith in God above
[01:36.16]If the Bible tells you so
[01:40.61]Now do you believe in rock and roll
[01:44.11]Can music save your mortal soul
[01:47.54]And can you teach me how to dance real slow
[01:54.20]Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:57.58]'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
[02:01.49]You both kicked off your shoes
[02:04.48]Man I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:07.95]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:11.41]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:14.82]But I knew I was out of luck
[02:18.14]The day the music died
[02:24.37]I started singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[02:28.41]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:32.01]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[02:35.63]And singing this'll be the day that I die
[02:39.42]This'll be the day that I die
[02:44.28]Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:47.97]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[02:51.67]But that's not how it used to be
[02:56.38]When the jester sang for the king and queen
[03:00.16]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:03.49]And a voice that came from you and me
[03:10.21]Oh and while the king was looking down
[03:14.21]The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:17.58]The courtroom was adjourned
[03:21.31]No verdict was returned
[03:24.32]And while Lenin read a book on Marx
[03:27.97]The quartet practiced in the park
[03:31.48]And we sang 'Dirges In The Dark'
[03:34.96]The day the music died
[03:40.94]We were singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[03:45.07]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[03:48.92]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[03:52.20]And singing this'll be the day that I die
[03:56.22]This'll be the day that I die
[04:01.64]Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:04.40]The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:07.95]Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:13.86]Landed foul on the grass
[04:16.63]The players tried for a forward pass
[04:20.29]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:27.18]Now the half time air was sweet perfume
[04:30.79]While sergeants played a marching tune
[04:34.46]We all got up to dance
[04:37.31]Oh but we never got the chance
[04:40.89]'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:44.58]The marching band refused to yield
[04:48.10]Do you recall what was revealed
[04:51.59]The day the music died
[04:57.35]We started singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[05:01.62]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:05.31]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[05:08.78]And singing this'll be the day that I die
[05:12.69]This'll be the day that I die
[05:17.14]Oh and there we were all in one place
[05:21.13]A generation lost in space
[05:24.75]With no time left to start again
[05:29.42]So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
[05:33.55]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:36.75]'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:43.54]Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:46.98]My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:50.87]No angel born in hell
[05:54.27]Could break that Satan's spell
[05:56.99]And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:01.17]To light the sacrificial rite
[06:04.45]I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:07.98]The day the music died
[06:13.98]He was singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[06:18.10]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:21.82]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[06:25.20]And singing this'll be the day that I die
[06:29.08]This'll be the day that I die
[06:35.70]I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:38.83]And I asked her for some happy news
[06:42.87]But she just smiled and turned away
[06:47.70]I went down to the sacred store
[06:50.74]Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:54.47]But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:02.61]And in the streets the children screamed
[07:06.72]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:10.36]But not a word was spoken
[07:13.82]The church bells all were broken
[07:18.39]And the three men I admire most
[07:22.33]The Father Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:26.20]They caught the last train for the coast
[07:30.31]The day the music died
[07:37.52]And they were singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[07:44.88]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[07:50.40]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[07:55.80]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[08:01.38]This'll be the day that I die
[08:07.21]They were singing bye bye Miss American Pie
[08:13.10]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:17.90]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:22.57]Singing this'll be the day that I die