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12/24/2003 Archived Entry: "The Immigrant"

Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody, 1974. Dedicated to John Lennon

Thanks to tajomaru for pointing this out!

Harbors open 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 anything like that when you arrived?
Dreamboats carried 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 everywhere
Now he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with a handful of promises
To find they've closed the door
They don't want him anymore
There isn't anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers he once heard a legend
That spoke of a mystical, magical land called America
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 everywhere