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A D A D A E A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen, prettiest girl we've ever seen).
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There's a story in our town
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Of the prettiest girl a-round
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Golden hair and eyes of blue
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How those eyes could flash at you
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(How those eyes could flash at you)
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Boys hung round her by the score
E A E A
But she loved the boy next door, who worked at the candy store
A D A D A E A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen, prettiest girl we've ever seen).
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She was tops in all they said
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It never once went to her head
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She had every-thing it seems
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Not a care, this teenage queen
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(Not a care, this teenage queen)
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Other boys could offer more
E A E A
But she loved the boy next door, who worked at the candy store
D A D A E A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen, you should be a movie queen).
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He would marry her next spring
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Saved his money, bought a ring
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Then one day a movie scout
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Came to town to take her out
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(Came to town to take her out)
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Hollywood could offer more
E A E A
So she left the boy next door, working at the candy store
D A D A E A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen, see you on the movie screen).
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Very soon she was a star
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Pretty house and shiny car
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Swimming pool and a fence a-round
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But she missed her old home town
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(But she missed her old home town)
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All the world was at her door
E A E A
All except the boy next door, who worked at the candy store
D A D A E A
(Dream on, dream on, teenage queen, saddest girl we've ever seen).
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Then one day the teenage star
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Sold her house and all her cars
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Gave up all her wealth and fame
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Left it all and caught a train
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(Left it all and caught a train)
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Do I have to tell you more
E A E A
She came back to the boy next door, who worked at the candy store
D A D A E A
(Now this story has some more, you'll hear it all at the candy store).
