A long
long time ago
I can
still remember
How
that music us to make me smile
And
i knew that if i had one chance
I could
make those people dance
And
maybe they'd be happy for awhile
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 it teach me how to dance real slow
Well
i know that your in love with him
Cause
i saw you dancing in the gym
You
both kicked off your shoes
And
i did Gods rhythm and blues
I was
a lonely teenage brock of luck
With
a great carnation and a pick up truck
But
i knew that i was out of luck
The
day the music died
I started
singing
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Bye
bye miss. american pie
Drove
my chevy to the levy
But
the levy was dry
And
good old boys were drinking whiskey and ride 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 sachet store
Where
i 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 broken
And
all the free men, i and the iron walls
The
fathers sung and the holy ghost
They
caught the last train for the coast
The
day the music died
I started
singing
[Chorus](x2)
we started singing (x6)