A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance, I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
Did you write the book of love?
And do you have faith in God above?
If the Bible tells you so
Now, do you believe in rock and roll?
And can music save your immortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him
Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
You broke his heart
You kicked off his shoes
Well, I did those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage bronkin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing, this will be the day that I die
This will be the day that I die
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
She just smiled and turned away
Well, I went down to the sacred store
Where I heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
Well, now in the streets the children scream
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
Church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire the most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They'd come and last dreamed for the coast
The day the music died
We started singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing, this will be the day that I die
This will be the day that I die
We started singing
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing, this will be the day that I die
This will be the day that I die
We started singing
We started singing
We started singing
We started singing