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