American Pie (The Next Best Thing)-The Hollywood Band

[ti:American Pie (The Next Best Thing)] [ar:The Hollywood Band] [al:Box Office Hits Vol. 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]American Pie (The Next Best Thing) - The Hollywood Band [00:00.25]A long long time ago [00:02.61] [00:03.18]I can still remember [00:05.66]How that music used to make me smile [00:09.60] [00:10.64]And I knew if I had my chance [00:14.06] [00:14.96]That I could make those people dance [00:17.63] [00:18.60]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:23.92] [00:41.24]Did you write the book of love [00:43.78]And do you have faith in God above [00:47.73] [00:48.84]If the Bible tells you so [00:52.43] [00:53.74]Now do you believe in rock and roll [00:57.15] [00:57.67]Can music save your mortal soul [01:01.36] [01:02.14]And can you teach me [01:03.67]How to dance real slow [01:09.04]Well I know that you're in love with him [01:12.84]Cause I saw you dancing in the gym [01:16.45] [01:17.19]You both kicked off your shoes [01:19.94] [01:20.57]Man I dig those rhythm and blues [01:23.69] [01:24.43]I was a lonely teenage broncin buck [01:28.56]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [01:32.20]But I knew I was out of luck [01:36.18]The day the music died [01:41.26] [01:42.94]Oh we were singing [01:44.55]Bye bye Miss American Pie [01:47.67]Drove my Chevy to the levee [01:49.66]But the levee was dry [01:51.09] [01:52.05]And them good ole boys [01:53.77]Were drinking whiskey and rye [01:55.05] [01:55.61]Singing this'll be the day that I die [01:58.84] [02:00.04]This'll be the day that I die [02:02.89] [02:09.99]I met a girl who sang the blues [02:12.99]And I asked her for some happy news [02:16.40] [02:17.52]But she just smiled and turned away [02:21.73] [02:22.58]Well I went down to the sacred store [02:26.35]Where I'd heard the music years before [02:29.96] [02:30.59]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [02:37.01] [02:38.02]Well now in the streets the children screamed [02:41.57] [02:42.34]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [02:45.54] [02:46.76]But not a word was spoken [02:49.15] [02:50.15]The church bells all were broken [02:52.98] [02:53.52]And the three men I admire most [02:57.07] [02:57.87]The Father Son and the Holy Ghost [03:01.21] [03:02.07]They caught the last train for the coast [03:05.46]The day the music died [03:10.30] [03:11.97]Only we singing [03:12.87] [03:13.54]Bye bye Miss American Pie [03:16.70]Drove my Chevy to the levee [03:18.78]But the levee was dry [03:20.14] [03:21.06]And them good ole boys [03:22.61]Were drinking whiskey and rye [03:24.04] [03:24.61]Singing this'll be the day that I die [03:27.94] [03:29.05]This'll be the day that I die [03:32.11] [03:46.51]Bye bye Miss American Pie [03:49.59]Drove my Chevy to the levee [03:51.60]But the levee was dry [03:53.75]And them good ole boys [03:55.47]Were drinking whiskey and rye [03:57.65]Singing this'll be the day that I die [04:00.82] [04:01.93]This'll be the day that I die [04:04.85] [04:06.14]Who's gatta singing [04:07.92] [04:09.97]Who's gatta singing [04:12.08] [04:13.95]Who's gatta singing [04:15.69] [04:17.73]Who's gatta singing [04:19.53] [04:21.60]Who's gatta singing