Steve Earle - City of Immigrants lyrics

Livin' in a city of immigrants

I don't need to go travelin'

Open my door and the world walks in

Livin' in a city of immigrants

Livin' in a city that never sleeps

My heart keepin' time to a thousand beats

Singin' in languages I don't speak

Livin' in a city of immigrants

City of black, city of white, city of light, city of innocents

City of sweat, city of tears, city of prayers, city of immigrants

Livin' in a city where the dreams of men

Reach up to touch the sky and then

Tumble back down to earth again

Livin' in a city that never quits

Livin' in a city where the streets are paved

With good intentions and a people's faith

In the sacred promise a statue made

Livin' in a city of immigrants

City of stone, city of steel, city of wheels constantly spinnin'

City of bone, city of skin, city of pain, city of immigrants

[All of us are immigrants

Every daughter, every son

Everyone is everyone

All of us are immigrants

Everyone]

Livin' in a city of immigrants

River flows out and the sea rolls in

Washin' away nearly all of my sins

Livin' in a city of immigrants

City of black, city of white, city of light, I'm livin' city of immigrants

[All of us are immigrants, every daughter, every son]

City of sweat, city of tears, city of prayers, livin' in a city of immigrants

[Everyone is everyone, all of us are immigrants]

City of stone, city of steel, city of wheels, livin' in a city of immigrants

[All of us are immigrants, every daughter, every son]

City of bone, city of skin, city of pain, city of immigrants

[Everyone is everyone, all of us are immigrants]

[All of us are immigrants (x2)]