Black Gold - American Pie Lyrics
A long long time ago, I can still rememberHow that music used to make me smileAnd I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd maybe, they'd be happy for a whileBut February made me shiverWith ev'ry paper I'd deliverBad news on the door stepI couldn't take one more stepI can't remember if I creidWhen I read about this widowed brideSomething touched me deep insideThe day the music died, so*Bye bye Miss American PieDrove my chevy to the levyBut the levy was dryThen good old boysWere drinkin' whiskey in RyeSingin' this'll be the day that I dieThis'll be the day that I dieDid you write the book of loveAnd do you have faith in god aboveIf the bible tells you soNow do you believe in rock and rollCan music save your mortal soulAnd can you teach meHow to dance real slowWell I know that you're in love with him'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gymYou both kicked off your shoesThen I digged those rhythm and bluesI was a lonely teenage broncin' buckWith a pink carnation and a pick up truckBut I knew I was out of luckThe day the music died, I started singing(Repeat *)I met a girl who sang the bluesAnd I asked her for some happy newsBut she just smiled and turned awayI went down to the sacred storeWhere I'd heard the music years beforeBut the men there saidThe music wouldn't playBut in the streets the children screamedThe lovers cried and the poets dreamedBut not a world was spokenThe church bells all were brokenAnd the three man I admire mostThe father son and holly ghostThey caught the last train for the coastThe day the music diedAnd they were singin'(Repeat *)That night we gave it hell on the stageLike Robert Plant and Jimmy PageFrom the Band which is nevermoreWe’d just found out their drummer diedAnd we really really must abideThe rules of Rock ‘n RollI picked up a can of drinkThen threw it back to the groundWe played that song againWith it’s beautiful refrainAnd we remembered(Repeat *)
