American Pie (New Version)

Song American Pie (New Version)
Artist Don McLean
Album Classics

Lyrics

[00:00.540] A long long time ago I can still remember
[00:05.180] How that music used to make me smile
[00:09.110] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:12.910] That I could make those people dance
[00:16.780] Maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:20.450] But February made me shiver
[00:26.080] with every paper I'd deliver
[00:30.320] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:33.400] I couldn't take one more step
[00:36.820] I can't remember if I cried
[00:40.390] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:44.380] But something touched me deep inside
[00:50.060] The day the music died
[00:58.610] So... Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[01:05.650] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:10.900] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[01:16.800] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[01:22.360] This'll be the day that I die
[01:27.670] Did you write the book of love
[01:32.000] And do you have faith in God above
[01:35.600] If the Bible tells you so?
[01:39.050] Now do you believe in rock and roll?
[01:44.160] Can music save your mortal soul?
[01:48.310] And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:53.960] Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:58.970] 'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
[02:02.860] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:06.200] Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:09.090] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:13.860] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:17.150] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:21.120] The day the music died
[02:27.290] I started singing
[02:28.320] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[02:31.390] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:34.980] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[02:38.750] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[02:42.440] This'll be the day that I die
[02:46.030] Now, for ten years we've been on our own
[02:51.350] And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[02:54.890] But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.640] When the jester sang for the king and queen
[03:03.120] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:06.720] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:13.430] Oh and while the king was looking down
[03:17.730] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:21.300] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:24.630] No verdict was returned
[03:28.360] And while Lenin read a book on Marx
[03:31.910] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:35.470] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:39.290] The day the music died
[03:45.360] We were singing
[03:46.040] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[03:49.360] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[03:52.620] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[03:56.370] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[04:00.390] This'll be the day that I die
[04:04.630] Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:08.920] The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:13.040] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:17.740] Landed foul on the grass
[04:21.640] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:25.280] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:30.500] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:35.300] While sergeants played a marching tune
[04:38.820] We all got up to dance
[04:42.180] Oh, but we never got the chance
[04:45.660] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:49.550] The marching band refused to yield
[04:52.840] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:56.580] The day the music died?
[05:01.490] We started singing
[05:04.230] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[05:07.340] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:10.650] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[05:14.540] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[05:18.040] This'll be the day that I die
[05:21.690] Oh, and there we were all in one place
[05:26.850] A generation lost in space
[05:30.490] With no time left to start again
[05:33.760] So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
[05:39.430] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:42.900] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:48.860] And as I watched him on the stage
[05:53.280] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:56.620] No angel born in hell
[05:59.100] Could break that Satan's spell
[06:03.030] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:06.390] To light the sacrificial rite
[06:09.900] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:14.110] The day the music died
[06:19.530] He was singing
[06:20.950] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[06:24.080] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:27.610] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[06:31.190] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[06:35.020] This'll be the day that I die
[06:39.740] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:44.370] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:47.870] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:52.680] And I went down to the sacred store
[06:57.120] Where I'd heard the music years before
[07:01.330] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:09.940] And in the streets the children screamed
[07:15.860] The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
[07:19.970] But not a word was spoken
[07:23.770] The church bells all were broken
[07:27.320] And the three men I admire most
[07:31.610] the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
[07:34.700] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:39.820] The day the music died
[07:47.890] They were singing ......
[07:51.540] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[07:57.630] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:03.070] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:09.430] Singing this'll be the day that I die
[08:15.470] This'll be the day that I die
[08:24.260] They were singing ......
[08:26.230] Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[08:31.300] Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:37.720] Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:44.460] Singing this'll be the day that I die
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