Neil Sedaka - The Immigrant lyrics

Harbors open their doors to
The young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of
The big L of liberty plains and open skies
Bill boards would advertise
Was it anything like that when you arrived?
Dream boats carried the future to
The heart of America
People were waiting in line for
A place by the river

It was time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play
They tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune
And there was so much room
That people could come from everywhere
Now he arrives with hopes
And his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with
A hand full of promises
To find they've closed the door
They don't want him anymore
There isn't any more to go around
Turning away
He remembers he once heard a legend
That spoke of a mystical
Magical land called America