I was driving down Ninth Avenue As the sky was getting dark Didn't have nothin' else to do So I kept on riding to Battery Park I stepped out in the damp and misty night As the fog was rolling in Man said, "Last boat leaving tonight Is the boat for Ellis Island" As my feet touched solid ground I felt a chill run down my spine I could almost hear the sound Of thousands pushing through the lines Mothers and bewildered wives That sailed across the raging sea Others running for their lives To the land of opportunity Down on Ellis Island "What is this strange paradise?" They must've wondered through their cries and moans After all they've sacrificed Their faith, their families, friends and homes Then on the Inspection Stairs They were counted out or counted in Frozen while the inspectors stared Down on Ellis Island Now me I only stumbled in Just to wander around that empty hall Where someone else's fate had been Decided in no time at all And cases filled with hats and clothes And the belongings of those who journeyed far They're strange reminders I suppose Of where we're from and who we are But as the boat pulled off the shore I could see the fog was lifting And lights I never seen before Were shining down on Ellis Island Shining down on Ellis Island

This is all a game and I know it Every word's a lie I tried to believe you But I'd just be wasting time You're all tired, torn and broken here And you're standing in a line again Just turn the dial, take me where I want to be And tell that the doctor that I said goodbye Tell that the doctor that I said goodbye One more chance to watch the midnight sky On my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on It's such a shame to be living When clouds cover your sky I tried to see clearly Just make me feel alive You're out crying in the parking lot While I'm holding hands with God Just turn the dial, take me where I want to be And tell that the doctor that I said goodbye Tell that the doctor that I said goodbye One more chance to watch the midnight sky I'm on my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on It's like pulling a needle with no thread In a glass house with no stones to throw through it It's like setting fire to the town As your boat pulls off the shore On my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on Never

And then there were two Right now we have to start somewhere How far to go? I don't care Just when I thought you'd leave me blue You come around outta nowhere Just when I thought you'd leave me there You came back cool (you came back cool) My company is leaving the minute that you tell me we gotta move 'Cause without you, I'm a sloucher, but with you, I'm ambitious Such a monster when I'm not near you But together we can't stop looking in mirrors Right now we have to start somewhere (start somewhere) How far to go? I don't care (baby, I don't care) Just when I thought you'd leave me blue (so blue) You come around outta nowhere (outta nowhere) A hundred million people just to smother the mood I had to plead to get them all out the room But then there were two Oh, yeah, yeah Just when I thought I'd seen it all, I stand confused My understanding is weak And I've been seriously thinking it might be through 'Cause without you, I'm sloucher, but with you, I'm ambitious Such a monster when I'm not near you But together we can't stop looking in mirrors (yeah) Right now we have to start somewhere (we have to start somewhere) How far to go? I don't care (baby, I don't care, don't care) Just when I thought you'd leave me blue (so blue) You come around outta nowhere (outta nowhere) A hundred million people just to smother the mood I had to plead to get them all out the room But then there were two Oh, yeah, yeah Big boss, tailor-made garments The only thing I needed was reason to be cautious If I call it like I see it Then I would say I'm starting to become a decent human being without losing my monster I started at the beginning All that matters is the common ground That we live in and getting this bread like the park pigeon How far to go? I never paid attention When I'm with you, I can complete any big or small mission Right now we have to start somewhere How far to go? I don't care Just when I thought you'd leave me blue You come around outta nowhere A hundred million people just to smother the mood I had to plead to get them all out the room But then there were two

Come baby You're the one that makes my day a dream come true Yet and still you wonder if I think of you You ought to see how the other girls behave when you're not around And only then you would know that it's on your finger I'm wound If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know That I care There's no need for you not to have faith in me, no 'Cause it's by your side girl that I long to be Yes, there are times with my friends when I don't have much to say What you don't know is with you I could never act that way If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know That I care I care for you baby I swear that I care I care There's no need for you not to have faith in me, no 'Cause it's by your side girl that I long to be Yes, there are times with my friends when I don't have much to say What you don't know is with you I could never act that way If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know If you were there you'd know That I care I care for you baby I, I, I swear I care for you baby And you Have faith in me I care for you baby