(Don McLean) Long, long time ago Oh I can still remember How the music used to make me smile 'N we knew if we got a chance That we could make the people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made us shiver With every paper we delivered Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't face one more step Oh I can't remember if I cried When they told me about his widowed bride But something touched me here inside The day the music died Or did it.......