The Next Best Thing movie - American Pie lyrics

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Song by Madonna<br /><br>

[Intro]<br>

A long long time ago <br>

I can still remember how <br>

That music used to make me smile <br>

And I knew if I had my chance <br>

That I could make those people dance <br>

And maybe they'd be happy for a while <br>

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Did you write the book of love <br>

And do you have faith in God above <br>

If the Bible tells you so? <br>

Now do you believe in rock and roll? <br>

Can music save your mortal soul? <br>

And can you teach me how to dance real slow? <br>

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Well, I know that you're in love with him <br>

'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym <br>

You both kicked off your shoes <br>

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues <br>

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck <br>

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck <br>

But I knew I was out of luck <br>

The day the music died <br>

I started singin' <br>

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[Chorus]<br>

Bye, bye Miss American Pie <br>

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry <br>

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye <br>

Singin' this'll be the day that I die <br>

This'll be the day that I die <br>

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I met a girl who sang the blues <br>

And I asked her for some happy news <br>

But she just smiled and turned away <br>

Then I went down to the sacred store <br>

Where I'd heard the music years before <br>

But the man there said the music wouldn't play <br>

Well now in the streets the children screamed <br>

The lovers cried and the poets dreamed <br>

But not a word was spoken <br>

The church bells all were broken <br>

And the three men I admire most <br>

the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost <br>

They caught the last train for the coast <br>

The day the music died <br>

We started singing <br>

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[Chorus (2x)]<br>

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We started singing <br>

We started singing<br>

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