Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track]

Guy Clark, Roger Alan Murrah

Oh, Ellis Island was swarming
Like a scene from a costume hall
Decked out in the colors in Europe
And on fire with the hope of it all

There stood my father's own father stood huddled
With the tired and hungry and scared
Turn of the century pilgrims
Bound by the dream that they shared

They were standing in lines just like cattle
Poked and prodded and shoved
Some were one desk away from sweet freedom
Some were were torn from someone they love

Through this sprawling tower of babel
Came a young man confused and alone
Determined and bound for America
And carrying everything that he owned

Sometimes when I look in my grandfather's immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings inside
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
So don't take it for granted say grandfather's immigrant eyes

Now he rocks and stares out the window
But his eyes are still just as clear
As the day he sailed through the harbor
And come ashore on the island of tears

My grandfather's days are numbered
But I won't let his memory die
'Cause he gave me the gift of this country
And the look in his immigrant eyes

Curiosità sulla canzone Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track] di Emmylou Harris

Quando è stata rilasciata la canzone “Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track]” di Emmylou Harris?
La canzone Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track] è stata rilasciata nel 2007, nell’album “Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems”.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track]” di di Emmylou Harris?
La canzone “Immigrant Eyes [Previously Unreleased Track]” di di Emmylou Harris è stata composta da Guy Clark, Roger Alan Murrah.

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