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Been on this boat for almost 20 days
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20 days is long time on boat

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I've had nothing to do but watch the waves
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Count each on of my dying days

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I once had a child I once had a wife
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I lost everything I loved In just one night

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Now I’m just a hope’n the rumors are true
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When I see Lady Liberty I better be through

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They say there’s freedom in New York
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That the buildings grow tall and hope lines the walls
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They say there’s freedom in New York

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That its the closest thing to home I’ll ever know
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That its the closest thing to home I’ll ever know

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Today I got off the boat
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Off the boat and into the fire as they say

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You gotta fight hard to keep your shoes shined
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Let alone stay alive in a city this grand

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They say there’s freedom in New York
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And wow those buildings really are quite tall
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They say there’s freedom in New York

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God I’ve never felt so damn small
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No god I’ve never felt so damn small
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God I’ve never felt so damn small

[Final] G  F  Am 
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