Amos - You shouldn't have mentioned American Pie - at least, not on this thread. They don't come much more derivative than this!

Why does love have to die?

A long long time ago
I can still remember
How the music used to make me sad
And I knew if I had my chanve
I'd ask some girl for a dance
And she'd say no, and I would feel so bad
But springtime always made me shiver
So full of nerves, my lips would quiver
I wouldn't cross the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
I know for weeks on end I sighed
For I was all screwed up inside
I felt that love had died
So . . .

Chorus
Bye, bye, why does love have to die?
It takes all my songs, and I'm left with a sigh
An ache in my heart, and a tear in my eye
O why does love have to die?
Why does love have to die?

I once read a book of love
Seemed like a revelation from above
But in real life it wasn't so.
I was never into rock and roll
It never really touched my soul
And I wanted someone to dance with me real slow
I thought I was in love with her
Longed to chat her up in my father's car
Talk was all we'd ever do
And I'd end up feeling blue
I was a lonely teenage pimply youth
Who thought he knew how to seek the truth
But nothing could my poor heart soothe
The day my first love died
I started singing . . .

Chorus

Now for ten weeks I've been on my own
Growing fat and losing tone
But that's not how it ought to be
Writing doleful songs for a love that's gone
Songs that ramble on and on and on
And wishing from that love to be set free
And with my parents looking on
Waiting for new love to dawn
But still I just felt spurned
Had a love that wasn't returned
Now my life's a fire without a spark
I wander lonely in the park
And sing sad dirges in the dark
Because my first love died
And I keep singing . . .

Chorus

Helter Skelter in a summer swealter
Try to find my heart some shelter
Trying to find something that will last
Looking for some peace of mind
And try to put the past behind
And knowing that in love I'm outclassed
Then a sudden waft of old perfume
Reminds me of my old love's tune
With her I'd like to dance
But I'll never get the chance
And so I tie myself in knots
Remembering all those whys and whats
And feel completely out of sorts
Because my first love died
I started singing . . .

Chorus

So here I am, still in this place
Might as well be lost in space
Perhaps someday I'll learn to start again
Learn to leave the old and love the new
It's just a phase I'm going through
And I'll start just looking for a brand new friend
And as I'm working through this stage
I think of my old love with rage
I did not know how well
She'd held me in her spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
Next time I want it to be right
In love again I'll find delight
Although my old love died
Bemusedly singing

Chorus

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
And she smiled sweetly and said 'hello'
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd bought the music years before
And she came with me, and said 'where shall we go?'
And in the streets all faces beamed
This was the best I'd ever dreamed
With joy my heart was ringing
I could hear angels singing
A new love now to replace the lost
A love worth the old bitter cost
Someone I now love the most
Because my old love died
And now we're singing . . .

My, My, we won't let this new love die
It fills us with singing and it makes us feel high
It puts wings on our hearts, and it means we can fly
We'll never let our new love die
We'll never let our new love die.