American Pie

American Pie - Graham Blvd

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day that I die

This'll 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

Now do you believe in rock and roll

Can music save your mortal 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 both kicked off your shoes

Man I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage bronc in buck

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

But I knew 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 them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Now for ten 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

And a voice that came from you and me

Oh and while the king was looking down

The Jester stole his thorny crown

The courtroom was adjourned

No verdict was returned

And while Lenin read a book on Marx

The quartet practiced in the park

And we sang dirges in the dark

The day the music died

We were singing

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Oh and 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 candlestick

Cause fire is the devils only friend

And as I watched him on the stage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in hell

Could break that Satans spell

And as the flames climbed high into the night

To light the sacrificial rite

I saw Satan laughing with delight

The day the music died

He was singing

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

And started singing

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry