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and couldn't.
This is the closest I could get. Sorry.:(
By: Don Mclean
A long, long time ago... I can still remember how That music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver, With every paper I'd deliver, Bad news on the doorstep... I couldn't take one more step.
I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside, The day the music died.
Soo..Bye, bye miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye? Singing this will be the day that I die this will be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so Do you believe in rock n roll Can music save your mortal soul Then you can teach me to dance real slow
Well I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Then I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' 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 singin'...
Bye, bye miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye? Singing this will be the day that I die this will be the day that I die
Now for 10 years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rolling stone But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean In a voice that came from you and me
And while the King was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned
While Lennon read the book of Marx The quartet kept practice in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died
We were singin'
Bye, bye miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye? Singing this will be the day that I die this will be the day that I die
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with the fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume While sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field, The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed, 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 ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye? Singing this will be the day that I die this will be the day that I die
There we were all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candle stick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend.
As I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that satan's spell
And as flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw satan laughing with delight the day the music died.
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed The lovers cried and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most The Father Son and Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died
They were singin'
Bye, bye miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye? Singing this will be the day that I die this will be the day that I die
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