Dream To Live Lyrics - Fortune's Favour - Great Big Sea

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