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Billy Joel Allentown Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8/10 [4 votes]Album: The Nylon Curtain / Original Release Date: 1982-09Genre: PopSong Duration: 3 min 50 sec
BILLY JOEL
- Allentown Lyrics / with translationsWell 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 in 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 stay
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
Chromium steel
And we're waiting here in Allentown
But they've taken all the coal from the ground
And the union people crawled away
Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
But something happened on the way to that
place
They threw an American flag in our face
Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting up today
Hey-ey-hey
(instrumental)
Hey-ey hey,.Oh-o-oh
And it's getting very hard to stay-ay-ay-ay...
And 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 in 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 stay
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
Iron and coke
Chromium steel
And we're waiting here in Allentown
But they've taken all the coal from the ground
And the union people crawled away
Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
But something happened on the way to that
place
They threw an American flag in our face
Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting up today
Hey-ey-hey
(instrumental)
Hey-ey hey,.Oh-o-oh
And it's getting very hard to stay-ay-ay-ay...
And we're living here in Allentown
Facts about Allentown
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Allentown is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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It is first released on September 01, 1982 as part of Billy Joel's album "The Nylon Curtain" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, Billy Joel's 'Allentown' is a song that mirrors the downfall of industrial cities such as Allentown, illustrating the decline of the American Dream and the hardships of the laboring class. It reflects the despair and unfulfilled dreams of the working class and the long-lasting consequences of such economic changes, and the subsequent loss of chances for a brighter future. In the majority, Allentown lyrics deliver social commentary, angst, reflection, despair, and heartbreak. Simultaneously, the song indicates the role of economic downfall and disillusionment, lost chances, and broken promises, and struggle and perseverance. The lyrics center around the topics of economic difficulty, disillusionment, and the tough life of the working class, at the same time, though they might not be very child-friendly, parental supervision is a must. Nevertheless, the song contains no direct mention of violence, sex, or drugs, thus making it suitable for a PG rating.
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Allentown falls under the genre Pop.
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Allentown song length is 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Who wrote Allentown lyrics?
Allentown is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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When was Allentown released?
It is first released on September 01, 1982 as part of Billy Joel's album "The Nylon Curtain" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Allentown lyrics?
When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, Billy Joel's 'Allentown' is a song that mirrors the downfall of industrial cities such as Allentown, illustrating the decline of the American Dream and the hardships of the laboring class. It reflects the despair and unfulfilled dreams of the working class and the long-lasting consequences of such economic changes, and the subsequent loss of chances for a brighter future. In the majority, Allentown lyrics deliver social commentary, angst, reflection, despair, and heartbreak. Simultaneously, the song indicates the role of economic downfall and disillusionment, lost chances, and broken promises, and struggle and perseverance. The lyrics center around the topics of economic difficulty, disillusionment, and the tough life of the working class, at the same time, though they might not be very child-friendly, parental supervision is a must. Nevertheless, the song contains no direct mention of violence, sex, or drugs, thus making it suitable for a PG rating.
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Which genre is Allentown?
Allentown falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Allentown?
Allentown song length is 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by Dean in Melbourne,Fl.Songwriter(s): Billy Joel
Record Label(s): 1982 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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