"Good Night, New York" lyrics - NANCI GRIFFITH
My mother came to America
Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams
Back in the Thirties
With the streets paved in gold
And the sky laced with moonbeams
Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons
Here in the free world, we're the lucky ones
[Chorus:]
All of my yearning
All of my hunger
Maybe I'm learning
Sometimes I wonder
Good night, New York
Before the Kennedys
Before the Beatles
Before the Vietnam War
Back to a time when anything was possible
Having less meant knowing more
Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts
Here in the free world, for that second chance
[Chorus]
My mother came to America
Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams
And here in the future
I hope I've not failed her
Cause nothing's the way that it seems
[Chorus]
Winter Marquee (2002)
- Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Boots Of Spanish Leather
- Two For The Road
- Listen To The Radio
- There's A Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)
- Gulf Coast Highway
- The Flyer
- Good Night, New York
- Traveling Through This Part Of You
- Last Train Home
- I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring The Prose To The Wheel)
- What's That I Hear
- White Freight Liner