And singing this'll be the day that I die
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The day the music died
This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride
But not a word was spoken
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
Did you write the book of love
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
We started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Oh, and while the king was looking down
I started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie
And the three men I admire most
You both kicked off your shoes
Do you recall what was revealed
When the jester sang for the king and queen
If the Bible tells you so?
I met a girl who sang the blues
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Singing this'll be the day that I die
And in the streets the children screamed
Landed foul on the grass
I went down to the sacred store
To light the sacrificial rite
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Could break that Satan's spell
'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
I saw Satan laughing with delight
And they were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Oh, but we never got the chance
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
The church bells all were broken
The players tried for a forward pass
The quartet practiced in the park
They caught the last train for the coast
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
The marching band refused to yield
And singing this'll be the day that I die
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
But she just smiled and turned away
The day the music died
Where I'd heard the music years before
They were singing, bye, bye Miss American Pie
But I knew I was out of luck
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver
The day the music died
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
And a voice that came from you and me
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
That I could make those people dance
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
Singing this'll be the day that I die
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
No verdict was returned
With no time left to start again
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
But that's not how it used to be
This'll be the day that I die
Eight miles high and falling fast
And as the flames climbed high into the night
No angel born in hell
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
And singing this'll be the day that I die
The jester stole his thorny crown
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
But something touched me deep inside the day the music died
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Oh, and there we were all in one place
While sergeants played a marching tune
We were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
And singing this'll be the day that I die
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
He was singing bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
This'll be the day that I die
A generation lost in space
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
And I knew if I had my chance
So bye, bye Miss American Pie
And do you have faith in God above
And I asked her for some happy news
This'll be the day that I die
Now the half time air was sweet perfume
We all got up to dance
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
This'll be the day that I die
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
The day the music died?
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Can music save your mortal soul?
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
The day the music died
And we sang 'Dirges In The Dark'
The courtroom was adjourned
Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step
