Set off for America far across the ragin' sea
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From the frozen coves of my island home
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To the land of liberty
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I have to leave my girl behind
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Until I make my way
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Oh Molly dear please wait for me
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I'll come back for you some day
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We landed hard in Boston
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and I'd never seen the like
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A small boat boy from around the bay
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In this sea of shining lights
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Two days in I got a job
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Building towers of high steel
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I had to learn, to not look down
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And I quickly learned to kneel
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All I need is one good nights sleep
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In your loving arms, to mend
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We sleep to dream
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And we dream to live
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Will I live to love you again
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I saved every cent I could
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But the months turned into years
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Then a letter came from Molly
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and confirmed my deepest fears
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She would no longer wait for me,
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she'd found a better man
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I might have been in America,
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but my heart was broken
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In Newfoundland
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My working days are over now
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And my children have all grown
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I did the best with what I had
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But some days I feel alone
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I often wonder where you are
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Do you still know my name
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Deep inside this old man's heart
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There's a love that still remains
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Dream To Live
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| Great Big Sea |
