AMERICAN PIE

Madonna

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
So...

CHORUS
Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee 
but the levee was dry
and good ol' boys were drinking 
whisky and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
this will 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
Then you can teach me
how to dance real slow

Well I know that you're in love with him
coz 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 pickup truck
but I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died 

I started singin'
REPEAT CHORUS

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 wouldn'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 Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died

They were singin' 
REPEAT CHORUS