The Raptor

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.

CrazyCracker82

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The Raptor

So bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.

KeithM

UnkieTrunkie

Did you write the book of love
and do you have faith in God above?
If the Bible tells you so
Ahh 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
'Cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man I dig those rhythm and blues

I was lonely teenage broncon' buck
with a pink carnation and a pick up truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The Day The Music Died

UnkieTrunkie

I started singin'
"Bye Bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to The Levee
But the Levee was dry"
Them good 'ol boys drinkin' whisky and rye sayin'
"This'll be the day that I die.
This'll be the day that I die."

The Raptor

Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me,

Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.

We were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."

UnkieTrunkie

Helter Skelter in a summer swealter
the birds flew off to the fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
So the players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sideline, in a cast.

Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
but we never got the chance
'cause the players tried to take the field
but the marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was to be
The Day The Music Died.

We started singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."

The Raptor

Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan’s spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."

CrazyCracker82

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