I wrote this song in honor of my Irish ancesters who came to America before the Civil War. Click the link below to hear the song.
The sky stretches clean, across the sea blue and green
We�re coming to America
�tis two weeks that�s passed, beneath this mizzen mast
We�re sailing to America
May our sons and daughters never know
And I young and strong only want to belong
We�re coming to America
We�re sailing to America Copyright 2003 David Elon Preston
Oh, to place my two feet on the earth
�tis I once again, asking, �god am I sane?�
To be leaving the land of my birth
To a land of endless opportunity
This vessel is full of hopeful, weary souls
Seeking life in the land of the free
�tis two weeks of rolling misery
Behind us our home, and all we�ve ever known
Ahead us the wide Atlantic sea
A nation of resplendent liberty
And every rolling wave brings us closer to the day
When we�ll dwell in the land of the free
What it�s like to live in bitter tyranny
And may God keep us well as we traverse the swells
To build a life in the land of the free
To a people who�ll take me as I am
But this light that we seek is for all, strong or week
It�s a light that shines bright for every man
Where freedom is a sacred guarantee
And we each have a dream, a longing so it seems
To make a home in the land of the free
A nation of resplendent liberty
And every rolling wave brings us closer to the day
When we�ll dwell in the land of the free
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