Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Allentown, artist - Billy Joel. Date of issue: 09.06.2013
Song language: English
Allentown |
| Well we’re living here in Allentown |
| And they’re closing all the factories down |
| Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time |
| Filling out forms |
| Standing in line. |
| Well our fathers fought the Second World War |
| Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore |
| Met our mothers at the USO |
| Asked them to dance |
| Danced with them slow |
| And we’re living here in Allentown. |
| But the restlessness was handed down |
| And it’s getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay |
| aaaaaaah aaahhhhh ooooooooh ooooooh ohhhhhhh. |
| Well we’re waiting here in Allentown |
| For the Pennsylvania we never found |
| For the promises our teachers gave |
| If we worked hard |
| If we behaved. |
| So the graduations hang on the wall |
| But they never really helped us at all |
| No they never taught us what was real |
| Iron and coke |
| And chromium steel. |
| And we’re waiting here in Allentown. |
| But they’ve taken all the coal from the ground |
| And the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay |
| aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaah. |
| Every child had a pretty good shot |
| To get at least as far as their old man got. |
| Something happened on the way to that place |
| They threw an American flag in our face |
| aaaaaah aaaaaaaaaah faaaaaaaccccceee oh oh oh. |
| Well I’m living here in Allentown |
| And it’s hard to keep a good man down. |
| But I won’t be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy |
| aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaah. |
| aaaaaaah aaaaaaah aaaaaaah oh oh oh. |
| And it’s getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay. |
| And we’re living here in Allentown. |