Har bors opened their arms
to the young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of
the beacon of liberty
Planes and open skies,
billboards would advertise
Was it any thing like that when
you arrived
Dreamboats carry the future to
the heart of America
People were waiting in line
for a place by the river
It was a time when strangers
were welcome here
Music would play,
they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
that people could come from every where
Now he arrives with his hopes and
his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with a
hand full of promises
To find they've closed the door,
they don't want him anymore
Isn't anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers
he once heard
A legend that spoke of a mystical
magical land called America
There was a time when strangers
were welcome here
Music would play,
they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much
room that people could come from everywhere
There was a time when strangers
were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days
were sweet and clear
There was a time when strangers
were welcome here
Music would play,
they tell me the days were sweet and clear