American Pie-The Hit Crew

[ti:American Pie] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Drew's Famous - All American Party Music] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.67]A long long time ago [00:03.36] [00:04.59]I can still remember how [00:07.06]That music used to make me smile [00:10.44] [00:13.15]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15.59] [00:16.67]That I could make those people dance [00:19.24]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:23.70] [00:26.53]But February made me shiver [00:28.97] [00:29.92]With every paper I'd deliver [00:32.23] [00:33.74]Bad news on the doorstep [00:35.96] [00:37.21]I couldn't take one more step [00:39.64] [00:41.11]I can't remember if I cried [00:44.01]When I read about his widowed bride [00:47.34] [00:48.67]But something touched me deep inside [00:51.60] [00:52.18]The day the music died [00:58.06] [01:01.58]So [01:01.85]Bye bye Miss American Pie [01:05.81]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [01:10.65] [01:11.31]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye [01:16.01]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:19.79] [01:21.73]This'll be the day that I die [01:24.89] [01:28.13]Did you write the book of love [01:30.55]And do you have faith in God above [01:33.77] [01:34.85]If the Bible tells you so [01:37.20] [01:38.93]Now do you believe in rock and roll [01:42.59]Can music save your mortal soul [01:46.18]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:51.82] [01:53.02]Well I know that you're in love with him [01:56.24]Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [01:59.72] [02:00.26]You both kicked off your shoes [02:02.61] [02:03.32]Man I dig those rhythm and blues [02:05.93] [02:06.89]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:10.51]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.06]But I knew I was out of luck [02:17.45]The day the music died [02:21.93] [02:23.20]I started singin' [02:24.10]Bye bye Miss American Pie [02:27.68]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [02:31.38]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye [02:34.71]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:37.44] [02:38.64]This'll be the day that I die [02:40.87] [02:43.10]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:46.96]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone [02:50.26]But that's not how it used to be [02:53.26] [02:55.18]When the jester sang for the king and queen [02:58.85]In a coat you borrowed from James Dean [03:02.32]And a voice that came from you and me [03:06.32] [03:09.08]Oh and while the king was looking down [03:12.34] [03:13.05]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:16.35]The courtroom was adjourned [03:18.79] [03:19.91]No verdict was returned [03:21.99] [03:22.89]And while Lenin read a book on Marx [03:26.29] [03:26.80]The quartet practiced in the park [03:29.73] [03:30.26]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:33.63]The day the music died [03:37.70] [03:39.48]We were singin' [03:40.70]Bye bye Miss American Pie [03:43.75]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [03:46.88] [03:47.53]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye [03:50.79]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:53.24] [03:54.77]This'll be the day that I die [03:56.86] [03:59.93]Healter Skealter in the summer swelter [04:02.84]The Birds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:06.09] [04:07.06]Eight Miles High and falling fast [04:10.78] [04:12.34]It landed foul on the grass [04:15.27]The players tried for a forward [04:17.87]Pass with the Jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:23.94] [04:25.17]Now the halftime air was sweet perfume [04:28.76]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:31.96] [04:32.59]We all got up to dance [04:34.59] [04:35.11]Oh but we never got the chance [04:38.11] [04:38.99]Cause the players tried to take the field [04:42.50] [04:43.01]The marching band refused to yield [04:45.81] [04:46.49]Do you recall what was revealed [04:49.82]The day the music died [04:53.68] [04:55.41]We started singin' bye