Nice boys don't play rock and roll Protected by a million flies She hit town like a rose in bloom Smellin' sweet, said sweet perfume The color faded and the petals died Down in the city, no one cried In the streets, the garbage lies The roaches so big

Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh Heya ma ma ma, into the night Hey ma ma ma, hey, ah Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah A Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all

Now, make your getaway Mine is mine and yours won’t take its place Everyone’s a critic looking back up the river Every boat is leaking in this town Everybody is thinking they can all be delivered sitting in a box like lost and found But I found my place

And we're living here in 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

When I die I don't wanna go sober It's the best kind of drug Drunk on the holy lean on your shoulders Sweet like a wine as it gets older 'Cause I love being in love I love being in love I wanna walk that line a little crooked And live my life a little on

Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana Oh, I may stay here for awhile If I'm gonna fly, gonna fly down south If I'm gonna drive, I'm gonna find a small town South is where my momma lives Where my lil piece of heaven is If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream your face

Let's get out of this town All of my friends are settling down They're only kids but they're married now Let's follow the lights, follow the crowd Baby we got to get out I don't wanna live my life in circles I just wanna find an empty road Let's get away

Oooooh oh oh oh, nananana Oh, I may stay here for awhile If I'm gonna fly, gonna fly down south If I'm gonna drive, I'm gonna find a small town South is where my momma lives Where my lil piece of heaven is If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream your face

Breaking the law, breaking the law There I was completely wasted, out of work and down All inside it's so frustrating as I drift from town to town Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die So I might as well begin to put some action in my life So much

But I can guarantee There'll be no knock on the door I come from downtown Born ready for you And grace, too He said I'm fabulously rich C'mon just let's go She kinda bit her lip Geez, I don't know I'm total pro that's what I'm here for