From the corner of my eye I see a tear rolling down   At the time I couldn't tell whose tear it was   If it was mine I should be glad   That I still function in this cage   But if it's yours it only makes me more lost   To see a tear rolling down   To see a tear rolling down      This is the last call for ellis island   These are the last words I'm ever gonna hear you say   So goodbye, babe   Goodbye, babe.      I hear sweethearts whisper their undying love   Above the noise on the quay their voices rise   They must have something so strong in the face of such change   That they can promise and promise all night   Oh, their undying love, hear their undying love      This is the last call for ellis island   These are the last words I'm ever gonna hear you say      So goodbye, babe   Goodbye, babe.      Oh, what you wouldn't give to be down on the pier once again   Far away from the cries of this war-weary horde   Time up there in the clouds must be hard to endure   When your heart's unsure      It's like a knife in my gut knowing you're taking leave   I feel I'm sentenced to a death without appeal   I can pretend it's all a dream   And what I'm seeing will disappear   But the end I can see is all too real   Knowing you're taking leave   Knowing you're taking leave      This is the last call for ellis island   These are the last words I'm ever gonna hear you say   So goodbye, babe   Goodbye, babe