American Pie - Don Mclean

A long, long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile And I knew that if I had my chance I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while 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 'n' 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 (both kicked off your shoes) Man, I dig those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage bronking buck With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck but I Knew that 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 good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this will be the day that I die This will 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 children screamed) The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed (the poets dreamed) But not a word was spoken (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 music died We started singing Bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Bye, bye, Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die We started singing We started singing We started singing We started singing

I was alright for a while I could smile for a while But when I saw you last night You held my hand so tight When you stopped to say 'hello' And though you wished to me well You couldn't tell That I'd been Crying over you Crying over you Then you said to so long Left me standing all alone Alone and crying. Crying Crying Crying It's hard to understand That the touch of your hand Can start me crying I thought that I was over you But it's true, so true I love you even more than I did before But, darling, what can I do? While you don't love me And I'll always be Crying over you Crying over you Yes, now you're gone And from this moment on I'll be crying (Crying) Crying (Crying) Crying (Crying) Crying over you Over you Over you

I feel like a spinning top or a Dreidel The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle You just slow down Round and around the world you go Spinning through the lives of the people you know We all slow down How you gonna keep on turning from day to day? How you gonna keep from turning your life away? No days you can borrow, no time you can buy. No trust in tomorrow. It's a lie. I feel like a spinning top or a Dreidel The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle You just slow down Round and around the world you go Spinning through the lives of the people you know We all slow down How you gonna keep on turning from day to day? How you gonna keep from turning your life away? And I feel like I'm dippin' and divin'. My sky shoes are spiked with lead heels. I'm lost in this star car I'm drivin'. But my air sole keeps pushin' big wheels. My world is a constant confusion. My mind is prepared to attack. My past a persuasive illusion. I'm watchin' the future it's black. What do you know? You know just what you perceive. What can you show? Nothing of what you believe. And as you grow, each thread of life that you leave Will spin around your deeds and dictate your needs As you sell your soul and you sow your seeds And you wound yourself and your loved one bleed And your habits grow, and your conscience feeds On all that you thought you should be I never thought this could happen to me. I feel like a spinning top or a dreidel. The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle. You just slow down. Round and around the world you go Spinning through the lives of the people you know. We all slow down. How you gonna keep on turning from day to day? How you gonna keep from turning your life away? Oh. I feel like a spinning top or a dreidel. The spinning don't stop when you leave the cradle. You just slow down.