Madonna American Pie

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 dancin´ in the gym
you both kicked off your shoes [both kicked off your shoes]
man, i dig those rhythm ´n 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´

chorus:

bye bye miss american pie
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
and good ol´ boys were drinkin´ whiskey and rye
singin´, "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 start singin´

(chorus, repeat)

we started singin´
(repeat 3 times)