I borrowed Don's Chevy
and went to the leeve for a slice of my youth
I found Rocket Man fighting on a saturday night
after returning from the dark side of the Moon

He told me rumours
about the Boss being Buddy reborn to run
and what George really meant to say was
here comes the son

Ran into blue eyed Judy
we got a suite at a hotel in LA
But when I went to check out at the midnight hour
they said "sorry you'll have to stay"

R.I.P. American Pie
You held a wake and spread the news
before the music had died
So I'm drinking whiskey and toasting the sky
singing "This will be the day that you die,
this will be the day that you die."

Found a friend of a former Queen
Who said his lover went to Mercury
where he does 7 nights at the Bohemian
and days watching MTV

He said the night a stranger stopped John
peace never had a chance
But if Elvis is serving breakfast in America
Then London's calling John again

Why did you just turn and walk away
when I took my last waltz through the doors
Were you amazed that Keith is still alive
on the cover of the Rolling Stone

So bye, bye American Pie
You held a wake and spread the news
before the music had died
And this good ole boy is drinking whiskey and rye
singing "This will be the day that you die."