American Pie (Live/1971)-Don McLean

[ti:American Pie] [ar:Don McLean] [al:The Best Of Don McLean] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]American Pie (Live/1971) - Don McLean [00:00.53]Written by：Don McLean [00:01.06]A long long time ago [00:03.41] [00:04.60]I can still remember [00:06.61] [00:07.13]How that music used to make me smile [00:10.43] [00:13.02]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.59] [00:16.46]That I could make those people dance [00:19.31]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:23.00] [00:26.42]But February made me shiver [00:28.99] [00:29.92]With every paper I'd deliver [00:32.38] [00:33.85]Bad news on the doorstep [00:36.07] [00:37.17]I couldn't take one more step [00:39.44] [00:41.82]I can't remember if I cried [00:44.61]When I read about his widowed bride [00:48.34] [00:49.76]But something touched me deep inside [00:53.17] [00:54.17]The day the music died [00:59.66] [01:04.13]So bye bye Miss American Pie [01:08.44]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [01:12.96] [01:13.86]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [01:17.80] [01:18.33]Singing this'll be the day that I die [01:21.52] [01:23.70]This'll be the day that I die [01:26.81] [01:30.14]Did you write the book of love [01:32.47]And do you have faith in god above [01:35.83] [01:36.88]If the Bible tells you so [01:39.35] [01:41.29]Do you believe in rock 'n' roll [01:44.58]Can music save your mortal soul [01:48.03]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.77] [01:54.70]Well I know that you're in love with him [01:58.09]Cause I saw you dancing in the gym [02:02.05]You both kicked off your shoes [02:04.21] [02:05.16]Man I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08.40]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:12.19]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:15.29] [02:15.86]But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.94]The day the music died [02:23.13] [02:24.84]I started singing [02:26.16]Bye bye Miss American Pie [02:29.18]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [02:32.87]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [02:36.23]Singing this'll be the day that I die [02:38.83] [02:40.25]This'll be the day that I die [02:42.61] [02:45.10]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:48.49]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone [02:52.28]But that's not how it used to be [02:55.33] [02:57.06]When the jester sang for the king and queen [03:00.67]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:04.25]And a voice that came from you and me [03:09.37] [03:11.07]Oh and while the king was looking down [03:14.93]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:18.60]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20.85] [03:22.19]No verdict was returned [03:24.95]And while Lennon read a book on Marx [03:28.91]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.96] [03:32.47]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:35.79]The day the music died [03:39.89] [03:41.68]We were singing [03:42.84]Bye bye Miss American Pie [03:45.89]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [03:49.73]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [03:53.05]Singing this'll be the day that I die [03:55.73] [03:57.13]This'll be the day that I die [03:59.39] [04:02.42]Helter skelter in a summer swelter [04:05.44]The birds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:08.63] [04:09.60]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.10] [04:14.78]It landed foul on the grass [04:17.77]The players tried for a forward pass [04:21.02]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:26.25] [04:27.77]Now the half time air was sweet perfume [04:31.52]While the sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.88] [04:35.53]We all got up to dance [04:37.46] [04:38.01]Oh but we never got the chance [04:40.99] [04:41.73]Cause the players tried to take the field [04:45.25] [04:45.85]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.81] [04:49.44]Do you recall what was revealed [04:52.38]The day the music died [04:56.59] [04:58.27]We started singing [04:59.53]Bye bye Miss American Pie [05:02.59]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [05:05.91] [05:06.45]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [05:09.75]Singing this'll be the day that I die [05:12.68] [05:13.86]This'll be the day that I die [05:15.98] [05:18.19]Oh and there we were all in one place [05:21.80] [05:22.38]A generation lost in space [05:25.91]With no time left to start again [05:28.76] [05:30.49]So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick [05:33.98] [05:34.61]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:37.53]Cause fire is the devil's only friend [05:42.77] [05:44.67]Oh and as I watched him on the stage [05:48.19]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.52] [05:52.13]No angel born in hell [05:54.05] [05:55.37]Could break that Satan's spell [05:57.90]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:01.74] [06:02.37]To light the sacrificial rite [06:05.40]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08.53] [06:09.15]The day the music died [06:13.18] [06:14.94]We were singing [06:16.25]Bye bye Miss American Pie [06:19.28]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [06:23.00]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [06:26.33]Singing this'll be the day that I die [06:28.91] [06:30.55]This'll be the day that I die [06:33.20] [06:36.57]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:39.17] [06:40.03]And I asked her for some happy news [06:42.93] [06:43.95]But she just smiled and turned away [06:46.99] [06:48.94]I went down to the sacred store [06:51.74]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:54.82] [06:55.54]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:02.60] [07:03.87]And in the streets the children screamed [07:06.65] [07:07.96]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:10.68] [07:11.30]But not a word was spoken [07:13.60] [07:15.05]The church bells all were broken [07:18.51] [07:19.45]And the three men I admire most [07:22.54] [07:23.40]The father son and the holy ghost [07:26.18] [07:27.38]They caught the last train for the coast [07:30.67] [07:31.52]The day the music died [07:37.28] [07:38.58]And they were singing [07:39.99] [07:41.35]Bye bye Miss American Pie [07:45.70] [07:46.27]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [07:51.24] [07:52.17]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [07:56.57] [07:57.25]Singing this'll be the day that I die [08:00.91] [08:03.07]This'll be the day that I die [08:06.16] [08:08.52]They were singing [08:09.54] [08:10.33]Bye bye Miss American Pie [08:14.58]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [08:18.86] [08:19.61]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye [08:24.01]Singing this'll be the day that I die