American Pie (Live/1971)-Don McLean

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[00:00.00]American Pie (Live/1971) - Don McLean
[00:00.53]Written by：Don McLean
[00:01.06]A long long time ago
[00:04.60]I can still remember
[00:07.13]How that music used to make me smile
[00:13.02]And I knew if I had my chance
[00:16.46]That I could make those people dance
[00:19.31]And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:26.42]But February made me shiver
[00:29.92]With every paper I'd deliver
[00:33.85]Bad news on the doorstep
[00:37.17]I couldn't take one more step
[00:41.82]I can't remember if I cried
[00:44.61]When I read about his widowed bride
[00:49.76]But something touched me deep inside
[00:54.17]The day the music died
[01:04.13]So bye bye Miss American Pie
[01:08.44]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:13.86]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[01:18.33]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[01:23.70]This'll be the day that I die
[01:30.14]Did you write the book of love
[01:32.47]And do you have faith in god above
[01:36.88]If the Bible tells you so
[01:41.29]Do you believe in rock 'n' roll
[01:44.58]Can music save your mortal soul
[01:48.03]And can you teach me how to dance real slow
[01:54.70]Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:58.09]Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
[02:02.05]You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.16]Man I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:08.40]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:12.19]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:15.86]But I knew I was out of luck
[02:18.94]The day the music died
[02:24.84]I started singing
[02:26.16]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[02:29.18]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:32.87]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[02:36.23]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[02:40.25]This'll be the day that I die
[02:45.10]Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:48.49]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[02:52.28]But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.06]When the jester sang for the king and queen
[03:00.67]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:04.25]And a voice that came from you and me
[03:11.07]Oh and while the king was looking down
[03:14.93]The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:18.60]The courtroom was adjourned
[03:22.19]No verdict was returned
[03:24.95]And while Lennon read a book on Marx
[03:28.91]The quartet practiced in the park
[03:32.47]And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:35.79]The day the music died
[03:41.68]We were singing
[03:42.84]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[03:45.89]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[03:49.73]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[03:53.05]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[03:57.13]This'll be the day that I die
[04:02.42]Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:05.44]The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:09.60]Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:14.78]It landed foul on the grass
[04:17.77]The players tried for a forward pass
[04:21.02]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:27.77]Now the half time air was sweet perfume
[04:31.52]While the sergeants played a marching tune
[04:35.53]We all got up to dance
[04:38.01]Oh but we never got the chance
[04:41.73]Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:45.85]The marching band refused to yield
[04:49.44]Do you recall what was revealed
[04:52.38]The day the music died
[04:58.27]We started singing
[04:59.53]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[05:02.59]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:06.45]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[05:09.75]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[05:13.86]This'll be the day that I die
[05:18.19]Oh and there we were all in one place
[05:22.38]A generation lost in space
[05:25.91]With no time left to start again
[05:30.49]So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
[05:34.61]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:37.53]Cause fire is the devil's only friend
[05:44.67]Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:48.19]My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:52.13]No angel born in hell
[05:55.37]Could break that Satan's spell
[05:57.90]And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:02.37]To light the sacrificial rite
[06:05.40]I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:09.15]The day the music died
[06:14.94]We were singing
[06:16.25]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[06:19.28]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:23.00]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[06:26.33]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[06:30.55]This'll be the day that I die
[06:36.57]I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:40.03]And I asked her for some happy news
[06:43.95]But she just smiled and turned away
[06:48.94]I went down to the sacred store
[06:51.74]Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:55.54]But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:03.87]And in the streets the children screamed
[07:07.96]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:11.30]But not a word was spoken
[07:15.05]The church bells all were broken
[07:19.45]And the three men I admire most
[07:23.40]The father son and the holy ghost
[07:27.38]They caught the last train for the coast
[07:31.52]The day the music died
[07:38.58]And they were singing
[07:41.35]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[07:46.27]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[07:52.17]And them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[07:57.25]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[08:03.07]This'll be the day that I die
[08:08.52]They were singing
[08:10.33]Bye bye Miss American Pie
[08:14.58]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[08:19.61]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
[08:24.01]Singing this'll be the day that I die