Lyrics:

Well Were Living Here In Allentown
and Theyre Closing All The Factories Down
out In Bethlehem Theyre 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 Were Living Here In Allentown.

but The Restlessness Was Handed Down
and Its Getting Very Hard To Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaah Aaahhhhh Ooooooooh Ooooooh Ohhhhhhh.

well Were 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 Were Waiting Here In Allentown.

but Theyve 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 Im Living Here In Allentown
and Its Hard To Keep A Good Man Down.

but I Wont Be Getting Up Todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah.

solo

aaaaaaah Aaaaaaah Aaaaaaah Oh Oh Oh.

and Its Getting Very Hard To Staaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

and Were Living Here In Allentown.