Work my hands in the soil, what's the pay for all the toil? Dust for blood, dust for blood, dust for blood. Don McLean More Quotes by Don McLean More Quotes From Don McLean Faces come and faces go in circular rotation.But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation. Don McLean infatuation rotation faces Devoid of all romance, the music plays and everyone must dance. I'm bowing out. Don McLean media play art As you can imagine, over the years I have been asked many times to discuss and explain my song "American Pie." I have never discussed the lyrics, but have admitted to the Holly reference in the opening stanzas. You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but none of them by me. You will find many “interpretations” of my lyrics but none of them by me. Isn’t this fun? Sorry to leave you all on your own like this but long ago I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence. Don McLean sorry song moving There we were all in one place, a generation lost in space. Don McLean generations space reality Not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken. Don McLean church-bells broken reality We all got up to dance. Oh, but we never got the chance! Don McLean chance hippie And when no hope was left inside on that starry, starry night, you took your life as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. Don McLean suicidal beautiful night I saw satan laughing with delight Don McLean delight evil laughing In the streets the children screamed. The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed Don McLean poet lovers children Bad news on the doorstep;I couldn’t take one more step Don McLean american-pie news steps American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has. Don McLean pie loss song I think longevity is more important than trying to make people realize you're around every second. Don McLean important people thinking I am what I do, and that's partly why I don't want to give up singing. But when I can't sing well, I will. Don McLean singing giving-up want Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died? Don McLean recalls died Over the years I've had more and more of an association with Nashville. Don McLean nashville association years In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. Don McLean autumn jobs school In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful. Don McLean hopeful pie song Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack sat on a candle stick, cause fire is the devil's only friend. Don McLean devil fire games I mean, I've been given a terrific life by the audiences who stuck with me all over the world. Don McLean given mean world Jerusalem is old, Jerusalem is new, Jerusalem can hold Moslem, Christian, Jew. Don McLean religious christian religion
