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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

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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

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