[Verse 1] Salt on the wind Coal on her dress Ticket clutched tight Pinned to her chest Copper green crown Cutting the dawn “I crossed an ocean To find where I belong” [Pre-Chorus] She hears a murmur in the mist Like a promise through the dark Every wave that hits the hull Feels like a beating heart [Chorus] Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor Watching every tired soul arrive From Galway rain to Brooklyn water She’s the first to say “you made it, you survived” Keep your hope in your hands Lift your gaze a little farther Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor [Verse 2] Names on a card Ink barely dry Strangers in line Trying not to cry Rosary beads Pressed in a palm Her torch held high Like a blessing, like a psalm [Pre-Chorus] She sees their Sunday second-best All the stories in their scars Every suitcase, every scarred-coat sleeve Looks like a field of stars [Chorus] Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor Watching every tired soul arrive From Kerry hills to Staten water She’s the first to say “you made it, you survived” Keep your hope in your hands Lift your gaze a little farther Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor [Bridge] “Come in, come in,” the skyline sings (oh) “Trade your sorrows for these streets” Every mother, every child Finds a rhythm in the heat From tenement to corner bar They raise a glass and say “We sailed so far But we’re here to stay” [Chorus] Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor Watching every tired soul arrive From Mayo fields to Yankee clamor She’s the first to say “you made it, you’re alive” Keep your hope in your hands Lift your dreams a little farther Irish eyes shining over New York Harbor
