American Pie (Full Length Version)-Don McLean

[ti:American Pie ] [ar:Don McLean] [al:512313] [by:] [offset:1000] [00:00.84]A long long time ago [00:04.46] [00:05.07]　　I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:10.99] [00:12.97]　　And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.55] [00:16.61]　　That I could make those people dance [00:19.88]　　And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:23.37] [00:26.61]　　But February made me shiver [00:29.31] [00:29.87]　　With every paper I'd deliver [00:32.59] [00:33.67]　　Bad news on the doorstep [00:36.63] [00:37.21]　　I couldn't take one more step [00:40.61] [00:41.80]　　I can't remember if I cried [00:44.50]　　When I read about his widowed bride [00:48.22] [00:49.19]　　But something touched me deep inside [00:53.15] [00:53.97]　　The day the music died [00:58.48] [01:03.13]　　So Bye-bye Miss American Pie [01:08.25]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [01:11.31]　　But the levee was dry [01:13.47]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:16.83] [01:17.84]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:21.81] [01:22.99]　　This'll be the day that I die [01:27.09] [01:29.29]　　Did you write the Book of Love [01:32.53]　　And do you have faith in God above [01:36.16]　　If the Bible tells you so [01:40.91]　　Do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:44.42]　　Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.85]　　And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.72] [01:54.28]　　Well I know that you're in love with him [01:58.37]　　'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.93]　　You both kicked off your shoes [02:05.21]　　Man I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08.10]　　I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:12.00]　　With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:15.12]　　But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.55]　　The day the music died [02:23.21]　　I started singin' [02:26.09]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie [02:28.25]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [02:30.74]　　But the levee was dry [02:32.35]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.84]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:39.70]　　This'll be the day that I die [02:44.67]　　Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.74]　　And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:52.32]　　But that's not how it used to be [02:56.81]　　When the jester sang for the King and Queen [03:00.40]　　In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.94]　　And a voice that came from you and me [03:10.91]　　Oh and while the King was looking down [03:15.05]　　The jester stole his thorny crown [03:18.53]　　The courtroom was adjourned [03:21.58]　　No verdict was returned [03:23.45]　　And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:28.62]　　The quartet practiced in the park [03:32.32]　　And we sang dirges in the dark [03:35.71]　　The day the music died [03:38.17]　　We were singing [03:42.73]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie [03:45.75]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [03:47.65]　　But the levee was dry [03:49.56]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.79]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:56.65]　　This'll be the day that I die [03:59.18]　　Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:05.18]　　The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:08.82]　　Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.74]　　It landed foul out on the grass [04:17.22]　　The players tried for a forward pass [04:21.03]　　With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:27.71]　　Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:31.56]　　While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.96]　　We all got up to dance [04:37.25]　　Oh but we never got the chance [04:43.07]　　'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:45.24]　　The marching band refused to yield [04:49.72]　　Do you recall what was revealed [04:52.75]　　The day the music died [04:57.58]　　We started singing [04:59.62]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie [05:01.24]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [05:04.11]　　But the levee was dry [05:05.70]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:09.47]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:13.06]　　This'll be the day that I die [05:15.70]　　Oh and there we were all in one place [05:21.97]　　A generation Lost in Space [05:25.73]　　With no time left to start again [05:30.40]　　So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick [05:34.03]　　Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:37.68]　　'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend [05:41.28]　　Oh and as I watched him on the stage [05:48.34]　　My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.71]　　No angel born in hell [05:54.96]　　Could break that Satan's spell [05:58.03]　　And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:02.01]　　To light the sacrifical rite [06:05.52]　　I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08.91]　　The day the music died [06:14.88]　　He was singing [06:16.84]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie [06:18.87]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [06:21.26]　　But the levee was dry [06:23.01]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:26.07]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:30.15]　　This'll be the day that I die [06:35.66] [06:36.58]　　I met a girl who sang the blues [06:39.69]　　And I asked her for some happy news [06:44.26]　　But she just smiled and turned away [06:48.98]　　I went down to the sacred store [06:51.67]　　Where I'd heard the music years before [06:55.74]　　But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:04.03]　　And in the streets the children screamed [07:07.53]　　The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:11.27]　　But not a word was spoken [07:14.67]　　The church bells all were broken [07:19.78]　　And the three men I admire most [07:23.50]　　The Father Son and the Holy Ghost [07:27.61]　　They caught the last train for the coast [07:31.79]　　The day the music died [07:39.05]　　And they were singing [07:40.55]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie [07:46.02]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [07:49.00]　　But the levee was dry [07:51.71]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:57.21]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die [08:01.72]　　This'll be the day that I die [08:07.93]　　They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [08:14.45]　　Drove my chevy to the levee [08:17.00]　　But the levee was dry [08:19.73]　　Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:22.75]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die