[Verse 1]
Hey, kid, I'm sorry 'bout the way it might go
Heartbreak down every road
Fool's gold 'round every turn
And all the pages waitin' for you to burn
Hey, kid, if I could do it over again
I'd try to change the way that it went
Save you from all of the pain
And every bad link holding the chain

[Chorus]
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
On your ten-year birthday candle wish
Innocent nights and that sugar high
From a slice of that American Pie
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
But if you hang on tight, you might get your wish
Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home
And have a love that you call your own

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, kid
Hey, kid
Hey, kid
Hey, kid
[Verse 2]
It's alright, I promise, if you follow your tracks
It'll make sense when you can look back
And see how they took you and shook you
The world might crack, yeah, but you're gonna get through

[Chorus]
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
But you were young and wild with nobody to miss
Innocent nights and that sugar high
From a slice of that American Pie
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
But if you hang on tight, you might get your wish
Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home
And have a love that you call your own

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, kid
Hey, kid
Hey, kid
Hey, kid

[Bridge]
Hey, kid, when we get that old radio to play
It'll take you away from this place
You're gonna be alright some day
You gonna be alright
[Chorus]
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
Young and wild with nobody to miss
Innocent nights and that sugar high
Slice of that American Pie (American Pie)
Hey, kid, I know you didn't ask for this
But if you hang on tight, you might get your wish (Get your wish)
Travel the world, meet a girl, make a home (Home)
And have a love that you call your own (A love that you call your own)

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, kid
Hey, kid (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hey, kid
Hey, kid (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Outro]
Hey, kid, we get that old radio to play
It'll take you away from this place
You're gonna be alright some day
You're gonna be alright