Willie Nile
the crossing
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Let us sing of days gone by
Blood and tears to sanctify
Freedom was a lullaby
When we made the crossing
We who stood a St. James gate
Hat in hand there with our fate
The wind was cold the risk was great
For we who made the crossing
As we turned from Hunger's door
Troubles there to bear no more
Promise waiting on the show
For we who made the crossing
Some would rise and some would fall
Battle cry we heard the call
Liberty was after all
Why we made the crossing
Sing we of our kin and kind
All those we have left behind
Ever in our hearts and minds
We who made the crossing
So raise a glass and speak the names
All of those who braved the flames
Heaven hell it's all the same
For we who made the crossing
- Album:
- The Bottom Line Archive Series: 1980 & 2000
- American Ride
- House Of A Thousand Guitars
- Streets of New York
- The Bottom Line Archive Series: (Live 1980 & 2000)
- Places I Have Never Been
- Live At the Turning Point
- Live from the Streets of New York
- Vagabond Moon
- The Innocent Ones
- Uncut: Glory Days
- American Ride (Special Edition)
- Tunes4food Redemption Day
- If I Was a River
- Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
- Willie Nile
- Live In Central Park
- Positively Bob: Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan
- Children of Paradise