Fahrenheit 9/11 movie - Good Night, New York lyrics

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Song by Nanci Griffith<br /><br>

My mother came to America<br>

Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams<br>

Back in the Thirties<br>

With the streets paved in gold<br>

And the sky laced with moonbeams<br>

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Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons<br>

Here in the free world, we're the lucky ones<br>

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Chorus: <br>

All of my yearning<br>

All of my hunger<br>

Maybe I'm learning<br>

Sometimes I wonder<br>

Good night, New York<br>

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Before the Kennedys<br>

Before the Beatles<br>

Before the Vietnam War<br>

Back to a time when anything was possible<br>

Having less meant knowing more<br>

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Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts<br>

Here in the free world, for that second chance<br>

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(Chorus)<br>

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My mother came to America<br>

Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams<br>

And here in the future<br>

I hope I've not failed her<br>

Cause nothing's the way that it seems<br>

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(Chorus)<br>

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