American Pie

A long, long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile And I knew that if I had my chance I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while 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'N Roll And can music save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to dance real slow We'll, I know that you're in love with him Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off your shoes (both kicked off your shoes) Man I did those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage bronc in buck With a pink carnation and a pick up truck But I knew that I was out of luck the day The music died I started singin' Bye, bye Miss American pie Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die; this'll be the day that I die I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away Then I went down to this sacred store Where I heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play We'll now in the streets the children screamed (the children scream) The lovers cry and the poets dreamed (the poets dream) But not a word was spoken (not word was spoken) The church bells all were broken And the three men I admired the most The father, son and the holy ghost They caught the last train for the coast the day The music died. we started singin' Bye, bye Miss American pie Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die; this'll be the day that I die Bye, bye Miss American pie Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die; this'll be the day that I die We started singin', we started singin' We started singin', we started singin'