American Pie - Live In Hong Kong / 2000

A long, long time ago
 I can still remember it
 How the 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
 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?
 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 a gym
 You both kicked off your shoes
 Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
 I was a lonely teenage buggin' buck
 With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck
 But I knew I was out of luck
 The day that music died
 I started singin'
 Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my chevy to the levee
 The levee was dry
 Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
 Singin' this'll be the day that I die
 And this'll be the day that I die
 I met a girl who sang the blues
 And I asked for her some happy news
 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 started singing
 Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my chevy to the levee
 The levee was dry
 Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
 Singin' this'll be the day that I die
 And this'll be the day that I die
 (They started singing)
 They started singing
 Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my chevy to the levee
 The levee was dry
 Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
 Singin' this'll be the day that I die
 And this'll be the day that I die
 (So do it again, American pie!)
 (Thank you)