Mile Twelve - Liberty Lyrics

VERSE 1
We left our home while it was burning
Gunfire screaming through the night
It was the only place I've ever known
And it was gone by morning light

We sailed across the western ocean
You were just a child of threeThe city rose from the horizon
There stood a statue in the sea

CHORUS 1
You see that lady in the harbor?Tell her these words and hold out your hand
We've come a long way, we yearn to breathe free
We hope that you will understand

VERSE 2
We spent our nights in a small apartment
On a noisy street in a dirty slumThose who welcomed us with kindness
They knew what we were running from

I got a job down on the factory lineSewing clothes on a machineAnd hoped that one day we would move away
And build a home where the air was clean

CHORUS 2
There stood a lady in the harborYou spoke these words you held out your hand
We've come a long way, we yearn to breathe free
We hope that you will understand

VERSE 3
Sometimes I wake up in a cold sweat
Soldiers marching through my mind
Seems I always have to tell myself
That world is gone, it's far behind

We made a life here in this country
It's not perfect but it's homeIn every moment I am thankful
This world is all you've ever known

CHORUS 3
There stood a lady in the harborYou spoke these words you held out your hand
We've come a long way, we yearn to breathe free
We hope that you will understand