American Pie

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, I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while (&Riff1) 4x 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 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 broncin' buck with a Pink carnation and a pick up truck, But I knew that I__ was out__ of luck the day__, the mu___sic, died__. I started singing, Bye__ - Bye__, Miss American Pie, Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry, Them good ole' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, singin' This'll be the day that I die___, This'll be the day that I die___. I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news__, But she just smiled and turned away____. Well 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_____ Well now 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 the most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost They caught the last_ train for the coast_ the day__, the mu___sic, died__. They started singing, REFRÃO REFRÃO We started singing___ We started singing___ We started singing___ We started singing___