Ellis Island

<br>From the corner of my eye I see a tear rolling down<br><br>At the time I couldnt tell whose tear it was<br><br>If it was mine I should be glad<br><br>That I still function in this cage<br><br>But if its yours it only makes me more lost<br><br>To see a tear rolling down<br><br>To see a tear rolling down<br><br><br><br>This is the last call for ellis island<br><br>These are the last words Im ever gonna hear you say<br><br>So goodbye, babe<br><br>Goodbye, babe.<br><br><br><br>I hear sweethearts whisper their undying love<br><br>Above the noise on the quay their voices rise<br><br>They must have something so strong in the face of such change<br><br>That they can promise and promise all night<br><br>Oh, their undying love, hear their undying love<br><br><br><br>This is the last call for ellis island<br><br>These are the last words Im ever gonna hear you say<br><br><br><br>So goodbye, babe<br><br>Goodbye, babe.<br><br><br><br>Oh, what you wouldnt give to be down on the pier once again<br><br>Far away from the cries of this war-weary horde<br><br>Time up there in the clouds must be hard to endure<br><br>When your hearts unsure<br><br><br><br>Its like a knife in my gut knowing youre taking leave<br><br>I feel Im sentenced to a death without appeal<br><br>I can pretend its all a dream<br><br>And what Im seeing will disappear<br><br>But the end I can see is all too real<br><br>Knowing youre taking leave<br><br>Knowing youre taking leave<br><br><br><br>This is the last call for ellis island<br><br>These are the last words Im ever gonna hear you say<br><br>So goodbye, babe<br><br>Goodbye, babe