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Neil Sedaka – The Immigrant lyrics
Harbours open their doors to the young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of the big L of liberty
Plains and open skies bill-boards 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

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It was 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 arrvies with 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 anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers he once heard a legend
That spoke of a mystical magical land called America

It was 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

It was 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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Songwriters: NEIL SEDAKA, PHIL CODY
The Immigrant lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Corrected by argee

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