Madonna - American Pie Lyrics
Music & lyrics by don mcleanIntroA long long time agoI can still remember howThat music used to make me smileAnd I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd maybe theyd be happy for a whileDid you write the book of loveAnd do you have faith in God aboveIf 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 youre in love with himcause I saw you dancin in the gymYou both kicked off your shoesMan, I dig those rhythm and bluesI was a lonely teenage broncin buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truckBut I knew I was out of luckThe day the music diedI started singinChorusBye, bye miss american pieDrove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dryThem good ole boys were drinking whiskey and ryeSingin thisll be the day that I dieThisll be the day that I dieI met a girl who sang the bluesAnd I asked her for some happy newsBut she just smiled and turned awayThen I went down to the sacred storeWhere Id heard the music years beforeBut the man there said the music wouldnt playWell now in the streets the children screamedThe lovers cried and the poets dreamedBut not a word was spokenThe church bells all were brokenAnd the three men I admire mostThe father, son, and the holy ghostThey caught the last train for the coastThe day the music diedWe started singing- chorus (2x) -We started singingWe started singing
