AMERICAN
PIE
(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
{Refrain}
So bye-bye, Miss American
Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were
drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' 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
Do you believe in rock 'n
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 dancin'
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 pickup truck
But I knew I was out of
luck
The day the music died
I started singin'
{Refrain}
Now for ten years we've been
on our own
And moss grows fat on a
rollin' 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 Lennon read a
book of Marx
The quartet practiced in
the park
And we sang dirges in the
dark
The day the music died
We were singing
{Refrain}
Helter Skelter in a summer
swelter
The Byrds flew off with
a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling
fast
It landed foul out on the
grass
The players tried for a
forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines
in a cast
Now the half-time air was
sweet perfume
While the 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
{Refrain}
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 Devil's
only friend
Oh, and 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 the flames climbed
high into the night
To light the sacrifical
rite
I saw Satan laughing with
delight
The day the music died
He was singing
{Refrain}
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 woudn'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 the
Holy Ghost
They caught the last train
for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
{Refrain}
They were singing bye-bye,
Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were
drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day
that I die. |
CASTLES
IN THE AIR
(Don
McLean)
And if she asks you why
you can tell her that I told you
That I'm tired of Castles
in the Air
I've got a dream I want
the world to share in castle walls
Just leave me to despair
Hills of forest green where
the mountains touch the sky
A dream come true, I'll
live there 'til I die
I'm asking you, to say my
last goodbye
The love we knew, ain't
worth another try
Save me from all the trouble
and the pain
I know I'm weak but I can't
face that girl again
Tell her the reasons why
I can't remain
Perhaps she'll understand
if you tell it to her plain
Oh, but how can words express
the feel of sunlight
In the morning in the hills
away from city strife
I need a country woman for
my wife
I'm city born but I love
the country life
For I can not be part of
her "Cocktail-Generation Partner's Waltz,"
Devoid of all romance
The music plays and everyone
must dance
I'm bowing out, I need a
second chance
Save me from all the trouble
and the pain
I know I'm weak but I can't
face that girl again
Tell her the reasons why
I can't remain
Perhaps she'll understand
if you tell it to her plain
And if she asks you why you
can tell her that I told you
That I'm tired of Castles
in the Air
I've got a dream I want
the world to share in castle walls
Just leave me to despair |
