Marc Cohn Lyrics
Marc Cohn Lyrics
"Ellis Island Lyrics"
Fire Lyrics
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I was driving down Ninth Avenue
As the sky was getting dark
Didn't have nothin' else to do
So I kept on riding to Battery Park
I stepped out in the damp and misty night
As the fog was rolling in
Man said, "Last boat leaving tonight
Is the boat for Ellis Island"
As my feet touched solid ground
I felt a chill run
Dark Globe Lyrics
Oh where are you now pussy willow that smiled on this leaf? When I was alone you promised the stone from your heart. My head kissed the ground I was half the w
down my spineOh where are you now pussy willow that smiled on this leaf? When I was alone you promised the stone from your heart. My head kissed the ground I was half the w
I could almost hear the sound
of thousands pushing through the lines
Mothers and bewildered wives
that sailed across the raging sea
Others running for their lives
to the land of opportunity
Down on Ellis Island
"What is this strange paradise?"
They must've wondered through their cries and moans
Afte
Only a day Lyrics
As I look out outside I can see the rain about to start The air is damp but warm And I remember how you used to feel And I see your face My cold reflectio
r all they've sacrificedAs I look out outside I can see the rain about to start The air is damp but warm And I remember how you used to feel And I see your face My cold reflectio
Their faith, their families, friends and homes
Then on the Inspection Stairs
They were counted out or counted in
Frozen while the inspectors stared
Down on Ellis Island
Now me I only stumbled in
Just to wander around that empty hall
Where someone else's fate had been
Decided in no time at all
And c
Baby Come Back To Me Lyrics
Oh yeah Baby come back to me, remember how it used to be Paradise is just out of reach baby won't you please come back to me Another night here alone star
ases filled with hats and clothesOh yeah Baby come back to me, remember how it used to be Paradise is just out of reach baby won't you please come back to me Another night here alone star
And the belongings of those who journeyed far
They're strange reminders I suppose
Of where we're from and who we are
But as the boat pulled off the shore
I could see the fog was lifting
And lights I never seen before
Were shining down on Ellis Island
Shining down on Ellis Island