Capo 2 G Oh Ellis Island was swarming C Em Am Like a scene from a costume ball D Decked out in the colors of Europe C D G And on fire with the hope of it all G There my father's own father stood huddled C Em Am With the tired and hungry and scared D Turn of the century pilgrims C D G Bound by the dream that they shared G They were standing in lines just like cattle C Em Am Poked and sorted and shoved D Some were one desk away from sweet freedom C D G Some were torn from someone they loved G Through this sprawling tower of babel C Em Am Came a young man confused and alone D Determined and bound for America C D G And carryin' everything that he owned --- CHORUS --- C G Sometimes when I look in my grandfathers immigrant eyes D G I see that day reflected and I can't hold my feelings inside C G I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life D C D G So don't take it for granted say grandfather's immigrant eyes G Now he rocks and he stares out the window C Em Am But his eyes are still just as clear D As the day he sailed through the harbor C D G And come ashore on the island of tears G My grandfather's days are numbered C Em Am But I won't let his memory die D 'Cause he gave me the gift of sweet freedom C D G And the look in his Immigrant Eyes --- CHORUS ---