[00:00:00] A long long time ago [00:00:03] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:00:12] And I knew if I had my chance [00:00:15] That I could make those people dance [00:00:18] And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:00:25] But February made me shiver [00:00:29] With every paper I'd deliver [00:00:33] Bad news on the doorstep [00:00:36] I couldn't take one more step [00:00:40] I can't remember if I cried [00:00:43] When I read about his widowed bride [00:00:49] But something touched me deep inside [00:00:53] The day the music died [00:01:03] So bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:01:07] Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [00:01:13] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:01:17] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:01:22] This'll be the day that I die [00:01:29] Did you write the Book of Love [00:01:31] And do you have faith in God above [00:01:36] If the Bible tells you so [00:01:40] And do you believe in rock 'n roll [00:01:43] Can music save your mortal soul [00:01:47] And can you teach me how to dance real slow [00:01:53] Well I know that you're in love with him [00:01:57] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [00:02:01] You both kicked off your shoes [00:02:04] Man I dig those rhythm and blues [00:02:07] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [00:02:11] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [00:02:14] But I knew I was out of luck [00:02:18] The day the music died [00:02:23] I started singin' bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:02:28] Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [00:02:32] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:02:35] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:02:39] This'll be the day that I die [00:02:44] Now for ten years we've been on our own [00:02:47] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [00:02:51] But that's not how it used to be [00:02:56] When the jester sang for the King and Queen [00:03:00] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [00:03:03] And a voice that came from you and me [00:03:10] Oh and while the King was looking down [00:03:14] The jester stole his thorny crown [00:03:17] The courtroom was adjourned [00:03:21] No verdict was returned [00:03:24] And while Lennon read a book of Marx [00:03:28] The quartet practiced in the park [00:03:31] And we sang dirges in the dark [00:03:35] The day the music died [00:03:40] We were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:03:45] Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [00:03:49] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:03:52] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:03:56] This'll be the day that I die [00:04:01] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [00:04:04] The byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [00:04:08] Eight miles high and falling fast [00:04:14] It landed foul out on the grass [00:04:16] The players tried for a forward pass [00:04:20] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [00:04:26] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [00:04:31] While the Sergeants played a marching tune [00:04:34] We all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance [00:04:41] 'Cause the players tried to take the field [00:04:44] The marching band refused to yield [00:04:48] Do you recall what was revealed [00:04:51] The day the music died [00:04:57] We started singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:05:01] Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry [00:05:05] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:05:08] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:05:12] This'll be the day that I die [00:05:17] Oh and there we were all in one place [00:05:21] A generation Lost in Space [00:05:25] With no time left to start again [00:05:29] So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick [00:05:33] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [00:05:36] 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend [00:05:43] Oh and as I watched him on the stage [00:05:47] My hands were clenched in fists of rage [00:05:51] No angel born in hell [00:05:54] Could break that satan's spell [00:05:57] And as the flames climbed high into the night