The Immigrant's Song

Packed my bags

I'm at the door

When will I be back

We don't know for sure

It all depends how well I do

But given our precedents

It's not anytime soon

I'm the latest of a long line

Of people who fled for their lives

A thousand times

I thought I could outrun my fate

But when I'm from this part of the world

It seems I can't escape

I don't wanna go

Mama, keep me close!

So mama sings again

The lullaby her mama sang:

"نحنا طيور من السما و الخير بعيد

يلا نهاجر بالمدى نضوي من جديد

هوني علينا ظلم و صار هالليل ثقيل

لمّا نغادر خلّينا إيد بإيد"

We're creatures of the sky, our dreams are wings

We learn to say goodbye to seek new springs

There's one too many storms where we come from

So we fly to find a home, and sing this song

Looking back, it's no surprise

How we keep rising from the ash

Of our demise

We think the stand comes with a fall

But what if I just want to try

To rise once and for all?

Oh, I don't wanna go

Mama, keep me close!

So mama sings again

The lullaby her mama sang:

We're creatures of the sky, our dreams are wings

We learn to say goodbye to seek new springs

There's one too many storms where we come from

So we fly to find a home, and sing this song

There's one too many storms where we come from

So we fly to find a home and sing this song

We're creatures of the sky, our dreams are wings

We learn to say goodbye to seek new springs

There's one too many storms where we come from

So we fly to find a home, and sing this song

There's one too many storms where we come from

So we fly to find a home and sing this song