When I was fifteen, sixteen When I started really to play the guitar I definitely wanted to become a musician It was almost impossible because, it was The dream was so big That I didn't see any chance Because I was living in a little town, was studying

Do do do do do do do do do do do do I know you don't want I love you can sing The music was at the start The rhythm was all I needed to hear A woman can treat my heart I'll take you down the other road To breathe in something more

This will be the day that I die We started singing Bye bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levy But the levy was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye The day the music died I started singing