set off for america far across the ragin sea from the frozen coves of my island home to the land of liberty i have to leave my girl behind until i make my way oh molly dear please wait for me i ll come back for you some day we landed hard in boston and i d never seen the like a small boat boy from around the bay in this sea of shining lights two days in i got a job building towers of high steel i had to learn to not look down and i quickly learned to kneel all i need is one good nights sleep in your loving arms to mend we sleep to dream and we dream to live will i live to love you again i saved every cent i could but the months turned into years then a letter came from molly and confirmed my deepest fears she would no longer wait for me she d found a better man i might have been in america but my heart was broken in newfoundland my working days are over now and my children have all grown i did the best with what i had but some days i feel alone i often wonder where you are do you still know my name deep inside this old man s heart there s a love that still remains