I always thought it started
" Long,long time ago
I can still remember
how that music used to make me smile
and I knew if I had the chance
I could make those people dance
and maybe they'd be happy for a while
but January 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
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry
them 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"