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 If 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 and roll Then 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 dancing in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Magic shows rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenager drunk and mud With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck But I knew that I was out of luck And the day the music died I started singing Bye-bye, Miss America, bye Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and wine Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news 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 scream The lovers cry and the poets dream But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men I admired the most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost They caught the last drink for the cause And the day the music died We started singing Bye-bye, Miss America, bye Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and wine Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die We started singing Bye-bye, Miss America, bye Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and wine Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Bye-bye, Miss America, bye Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and wine Singing this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die