American Pie-Key of Dreams

[00:00.26]a long long time ago [00:03.96]i can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:12.26]and i knew if i had my chance [00:15.96]that i could make those people dance [00:18.72]and maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:25.80]but february made me shiver [00:29.28]with every paper i'd deliver [00:33.03]bad news on the doorstep [00:36.36]i couldn't take one more step [00:40.98]i can't remember if i cried [00:43.94]when i read about his widowed bride [00:49.08]but something touched me deep inside [00:53.57]the day the music died [01:03.26]so bye-bye miss american pie [01:07.65]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [01:13.01]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.43]singin' this'll be the day that i die [01:22.86]this'll be the day that i die [01:29.31]did you write the book of love [01:31.81]and do you have faith in god above [01:36.07]if the bible tells you so [01:40.26]and do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:43.77]can music save your mortal soul [01:47.20]and can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53.73]well i know that you're in love with him [01:57.49]'cause i saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.13]you both kicked off your shoes [02:04.42]man i dig those rhythm and blues [02:07.93]i was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.54]with a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.90]but i knew i was out of luck [02:18.16]the day the music died [02:23.79]i started singin' bye-bye miss american pie [02:28.43]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [02:32.47]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.28]singin' this'll be the day that i die [02:39.23]this'll be the day that i die [02:44.29]now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.99]and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.72]but that's not how it used to be [02:56.39]when the jester sang for the king and queen [03:00.10]in a coat he borrowed from james dean [03:03.67]and a voice that came from you and me [03:10.26]oh and while the king was looking down [03:14.37]the jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.86]the courtroom was adjourned [03:21.33]no verdict was returned [03:24.31]and while lennon read a book of marx [03:28.25]the quartet practiced in the park [03:31.68]and we sang dirges in the dark [03:35.09]the day the music died [03:40.81]we were singing bye-bye miss american pie [03:45.04]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [03:49.03]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.21]singin' this'll be the day that i die [03:56.22]this'll be the day that i die [04:01.60]helter skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.55]the byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:08.70]eight miles high and falling fast [04:14.19]it landed foul out on the grass [04:16.83]the players tried for a forward pass [04:20.24]with the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:26.98]now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:31.17]while the sergeants played a marching tune [04:34.52]we all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance [04:41.27]'cause the players tried to take the field [04:44.98]the marching band refused to yield [04:48.47]do you recall what was revealed [04:51.57]the day the music died [04:57.25]we started singing bye-bye miss american pie [05:01.86]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [05:05.81]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.72]singin' this'll be the day that i die [05:12.74]this'll be the day that i die [05:17.02]oh and there we were all in one place [05:21.68]a generation lost in space [05:25.14]with no time left to start again [05:29.61]so come on jack be nimble jack be quick [05:33.80]jack flash sat on a candlestick [05:36.84]'cause fire is the devil's only friend [05:43.79]oh and as i watched him on the stage [05:47.05]my hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51.23]no angel born in hell [05:54.61]could break that satan's spell [05:57.20]and as the flames climbed high into the night [06:01.40]to light the sacrificial rite [06:04.59]i saw satan laughing with delight [06:08.26]the day the music died [06:14.14]he was singing bye-bye miss american pie [06:18.36]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [06:22.30]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:25.46]singin' this'll be the day that i die [06:29.56]this'll be the day that i die [06:35.87]i met a girl who sang the blues [06:39.10]and i asked her for some happy news [06:43.24]but she just smiled and turned away [06:47.86]i went down to the sacred store [06:50.87]where i'd heard the music years before [06:54.69]but the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:02.82]and in the streets the children screamed [07:07.33]the lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:10.52]but not a word was spoken [07:14.04]the church bells all were broken [07:18.91]and the three men i admire most [07:22.76]the father son and the holy ghost [07:26.71]they caught the last train for the coast [07:30.71]the day the music died [07:37.67]and they were singing bye-bye miss american pie [07:45.31]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [07:50.93]and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:56.00]singin' this'll be the day that i die [08:01.92]this'll be the day that i die [08:07.50]they were singing bye-bye miss american pie [08:13.69]drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [08:18.58]them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:22.78]singin' this'll be the day that i die