Good Night, New York Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

My mother came to America 

Sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams 

Back in the Thirties with the streets paved in gold 

And the sky laced with moonbeams 

Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons 

Here in the free world, we're the lucky ones 

All of my yearning, all of my hunger 

Maybe we're learning sometimes I wonder 

Good night, New York 

Before the Kennedy's, before the Beatles 

Before the Vietnam War 

Back to a time when anything was possible 

Having less meant knowing more 

Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts 

Here in the free world, for that second chance 

All of my yearning, all of my hunger 

Maybe we're learning sometimes I wonder 

Good night, New York 

My mother came to America 

She sailed through the harbor of hopes and of dreams 

And here in her future, I hope I've not failed her 

'Cause nothings the way that it seems 

All of my yearning, all of my hunger 

Maybe we're learning sometimes I wonder 

Good night, New York