The Immigrant Lyrics - Neil Sedaka

Harbours open their arms to the young searching foreigner 

Come to live in the light of the beacon of liberty 

Plains and open skies billboards would advertise 

Was it anything like that when you arrived 

Dream boats carried the future to the heart of America 

People were waiting in line for a place by the river 

Chorus 

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 

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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 

There isn't any more 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 

It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room 

That people could come from everywhere