American Pie

[ti:American Pie] [ar:Don McLean] [al:4th Of July: Music For Independence Day, Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]American Pie (美国派) - Don McLean (唐·麦克林) [00:00.02]Written by：Don McLean [00:00.03] [00:00.58]A long long time ago [00:02.79] [00:03.98]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:09.82] [00:12.46]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.26] [00:16.08]That I could make those people dance [00:18.79]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:22.37] [00:25.96]But February made me shiver [00:28.57] [00:29.33]With every paper I'd deliver [00:31.99] [00:33.12]Bad news on the doorstep [00:35.50] [00:36.45]I couldn't take one more step [00:38.89] [00:41.12]I can't remember if I cried [00:44.13]When I read about his widowed bride [00:47.71] [00:49.23]Something touched me deep inside [00:52.96] [00:53.67]The day the music died [00:59.47] [01:03.41]So bye bye Miss American Pie [01:07.93]Drove my Chevy to the levee [01:10.44]But the levee was dry [01:12.28] [01:13.08]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.58]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:20.87] [01:22.98]This'll be the day that I die [01:26.06] [01:29.51]Did you write the book of love [01:31.76]And do you have faith in God above [01:35.16] [01:36.05]If the Bible tells you so [01:38.53] [01:40.43]Do you believe in rock and roll [01:43.95]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.38]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.28] [01:53.92]Well' I know that you're in love with him [01:57.47]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.10]You both kicked off your shoes [02:03.70] [02:04.38]Man I dig those rhythm and blues [02:07.84]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.32]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.80]But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.08]The day the music died [02:22.40] [02:24.01]I started singin' [02:25.33]Bye bye Miss American Pie [02:28.39]Drove my Chevy to the levee [02:30.29]But the levee was dry [02:31.97]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.43]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:38.12] [02:39.24]This'll be the day that I die [02:41.57] [02:44.21]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.77]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.45]But that's not how it used to be [02:54.36] [02:56.22]When the jester sang for the king and queen [02:59.90]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.53]And a voice that came from you and me [03:08.68] [03:10.14]Oh and while the king was looking down [03:13.39] [03:13.94]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.55]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20.17] [03:20.99]No verdict was returned [03:23.33] [03:24.12]And while lennon read a book of Marx [03:28.03]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.32]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34.88]The day the music died [03:38.98] [03:40.64]We were singing [03:41.83]Bye bye Miss American Pie [03:44.94]Drove my Chevy to the levee [03:46.89]But the levee was dry [03:48.57]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.04]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:54.80] [03:56.10]This'll be the day that I die [03:58.43] [04:01.43]Helter skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.44]The byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:07.62] [04:08.52]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:13.86]It landed foul out on the grass [04:16.69]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20.09]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:25.36] [04:26.79]Now the half time air was sweet perfume [04:30.66]While the sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.22]We all got up to dance [04:37.00]Oh but we never got the chance [04:40.00] [04:40.81]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:44.04] [04:44.65]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.08]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51.45]The day the music died [04:55.42] [04:57.18]We started singing [04:58.35]Bye bye Miss American Pie [05:01.53]Drove my Chevy to the levee [05:03.69]But the levee was dry [05:04.87] [05:05.42]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.58]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:11.40] [05:12.61]This'll be the day that I die [05:14.86] [05:16.98]Oh and there we were all in one place [05:21.18]A generation lost in space [05:24.63]With no time left to start again [05:27.54] [05:29.32]So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick [05:32.70] [05:33.27]Jack flash sat on a candlestick [05:36.44]'Cause fire is the devil's only friend [05:41.75] [05:43.39]Oh and as I watched him on the stage [05:46.82]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:50.17] [05:50.73]No angel born in hell [05:52.80] [05:54.22]Could break that Satan's spell [05:56.81]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:00.44] [06:00.98]To light the sacrifical rite [06:04.24]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:07.34] [06:07.91]The day the music died [06:12.09] [06:13.74]He was singing [06:14.95]Bye bye Miss American Pie [06:18.09]Drove my Chevy to the levee [06:19.99]But the levee was dry [06:21.34] [06:21.91]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:25.15]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:27.81] [06:29.20]This'll be the day that I die [06:31.51] [06:35.49]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:37.81] [06:38.73]And I asked her for some happy news [06:41.67] [06:42.77]But she just smiled and turned away [06:45.65] [06:47.51]I went down to the sacred store [06:50.39]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:53.37] [06:54.28]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:02.47]In the streets the children screamed [07:05.37] [07:06.58]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:09.25] [07:10.16]But not a word was spoken [07:12.31] [07:13.73]The church bells all were broken [07:17.49] [07:18.28]And the three men I admire most [07:21.25] [07:22.20]The father son and the holy ghost [07:24.85] [07:26.08]They caught the last train for the coast [07:29.32] [07:30.18]The day the music died [07:36.12] [07:37.41]And they were singing [07:38.58] [07:39.93]Bye bye Miss American Pie [07:44.20] [07:44.82]Drove my Chevy to the levee [07:47.68]But the levee was dry [07:49.79] [07:50.45]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:55.15] [07:55.71]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [07:59.47] [08:01.64]This'll be the day that I die [08:04.66] [08:06.94]They were singing bye bye Miss American Pie [08:13.10]Drove my Chevy to the levee [08:15.52]But the levee was dry [08:17.87]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:22.48]Singin' this'll be the day that I die