Verse 1:. First time I saw you. you looked at me and I could barely breathe. couldn't keep my eyes off you. there was something in you that did something to me.
You and me must be something to see. A-fussing at each other until dawn. We made a mess out of our happiness. Girl, I guess we've been together for too long.
Oh Ellis Island was swarming. Like a scene from a costume hall. Decked out in the colors in Europe. And on fire with the hope of it all. . There stood my father's own father stood huddled.
There was a time I was feeling so hopeless. It's a wonder I didn't cave in. Kept throwing love at all the wrong people. Never to see it again. . Oh Lord, won't You look what I've found?.