American Pie lyrics

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

But 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

And good ol' boys were
drinking whisky
and rye

Singin'
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

And 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 'cos I

Saw you
dancing in the gym

You both kicked
off your shoes

Man I dig that
rhythm and blues

I was a lonely
teenage broncin' buck

With a pink carnation
and a pick-up 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

And good ol' boys were
drinking whisky
and rye

Singing
This'll be
the day that I die

This'll 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

And a voice that came
from you and me

And while the king
was looking down

The jester stole
his thorny crown

The court room
was adjourned

No verdict was returned

And while Lenin read
a book on Marx

The quartet practised
in the park

And we sang
dirges in the dark

The day the
music died

We were singing
Bye bye
Miss American Pie

Drove my
Chevy to the levee
but the levee was dry