American Pie-The Hit Co.

[ti:American Pie] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:Soft Rock Sensations, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.15]American Pie - The Hit Co. [00:01.12]A long, long time ago [00:03.86] [00:04.96]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:11.50] [00:13.73]And I knew if I had my chance that [00:17.32]I could make those people dance [00:19.90]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:24.57] [00:27.13]But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver [00:32.86] [00:34.44]Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step [00:40.49] [00:41.71]I can't remember if I cried [00:44.76]When I read about his widowed bride [00:48.25] [00:49.43]But something touched me deep inside [00:52.84]The day the music died [00:58.59] [01:02.45]So bye, bye Miss American Pie [01:06.74]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [01:11.64] [01:12.26]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [01:16.89]Singing this'll be the day that I die, [01:21.13] [01:22.71]This'll be the day that I die [01:25.67] [01:29.10]Did you write the book of love and [01:31.67]Do you have faith in God above [01:35.22] [01:35.99]If the Bible tells you so? [01:38.88] [01:40.01]Now do you believe in rock and roll? [01:43.97]Can music save your mortal soul? [01:47.22]And can you teach me how to dance real slow? [01:54.21]Well, I know that you're in love with him [01:57.58]'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym [02:01.31]You both kicked off your shoes [02:04.03] [02:04.57]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues [02:07.56]I was a lonely teenage bronc'n' buck [02:11.77]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.96] [02:15.49]But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.79]The day the music died [02:23.99] [02:24.60]I started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie [02:28.84]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [02:32.57]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [02:35.77]Singing this'll be the day that I die, [02:39.19] [02:40.16]This'll be the day that I die [02:42.33] [02:44.61]Now, for ten years we've been on our own [02:48.52]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone [02:51.81]But that's not how it used to be [02:55.35] [02:56.78]When the jester sang for the king and queen [03:00.37]In a coat you borrowed from James Dean [03:03.87]And a voice that came from you and me [03:09.72] [03:10.73]Oh, and while the king was looking down [03:14.90]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.96]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20.70] [03:21.62]No verdict was returned [03:24.61]And while Lenin read a book on Marx [03:28.49]The quartet practiced in the park [03:32.01]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:35.45]The day the music died [03:39.67] [03:41.22]We were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie [03:45.36]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [03:49.37]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [03:52.49]Singing this'll be the day that I die, [03:55.76] [03:56.67]This'll be the day that I die [03:58.87] [04:01.91]Helter skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.77]The birds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:08.26] [04:08.97]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.24]Landed foul on the grass [04:17.06]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20.42]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:25.29] [04:27.27]Now the half time air was sweet perfume [04:31.10]While sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.32] [04:34.90]We all got up to dance [04:37.38]Oh, but we never got the chance [04:41.17]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:45.26]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.66]Do you recall what was revealed [04:52.24]The day the music died? [04:56.74] [04:57.50]We started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie [05:02.02]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [05:05.71]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [05:08.86]And singing this'll be the day that I die, [05:12.36] [05:13.18]This'll be the day that I die [05:15.44] [05:17.34]Oh, and there we were all in one place, [05:21.74]A generation lost in space [05:25.45]With no time left to start again [05:28.57] [05:29.90]So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick [05:33.87]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'cause [05:37.67] [05:38.27]Fire is the devil's only friend [05:42.73] [05:43.64]Oh, and as I watched him on the stage [05:47.54]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.43]No angel born in hell [05:53.37] [05:54.81]Could break that Satan's spell [05:57.39]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:00.95] [06:01.63]To light the sacrificial rite [06:04.62]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08.33]The day the music died [06:12.73] [06:14.42]He was singing bye, bye Miss American Pie [06:18.64]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [06:22.50]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [06:25.64]And singing this'll be the day that I die, [06:28.65] [06:29.72]This'll be the day that I die [06:31.94] [06:36.33]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:38.96] [06:39.53]And I asked her for some happy news [06:42.84]But she just smiled and turned away [06:45.71] [06:48.02]I went down to the sacred store [06:50.55] [06:51.28]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:54.40] [06:54.95]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:02.02]And in the streets the children screamed [07:05.43]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:07.97] [07:08.67]But not a word was spoken [07:10.67] [07:11.86]The church bells all were broken [07:14.53] [07:16.48]And the three men I admire most [07:19.13] [07:19.89]The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost [07:22.70] [07:23.45]They caught the last train for the coast [07:26.45] [07:27.05]The day the music died [07:31.27] [07:32.99]And they were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie [07:39.90]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [07:45.22] [07:46.16]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [07:51.28]Singing this'll be the day that I die, [07:55.77] [07:58.05]This'll be the day that I die [08:01.15] [08:03.82]They were singing, bye, bye Miss American Pie [08:10.17]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [08:14.83] [08:15.40]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:20.19]Singing this'll be the day that I die [08:25.15] [08:26.06]American Pie - The Hit Co. 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