A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
But february made me shiver
I can? t remember if I cried
But something touched me deep inside
And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
If the Bible tells you so?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you? re in love with him
I was a lonely teenage broncin? buck
But I knew I was out of luck
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
Now for ten years we? ve been on our own
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And we sang dirges in the dark
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
Oh, but we never got the chance!
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
A generation lost in space
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
No angel born in hell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
I met a girl who sang the blues
I went down to the sacred store
They caught the last train for the coast
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
"This? ll be the day that I die."
"Bye-bye, miss american pie."
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
Singin?, "this? ll be the day that I die."