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The Hands That Built America Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, my love
It's a long way we’ve come
From the freckled hills to the steel and glass canyons
From the stony fields to hanging steel from the sky
From digging in our pockets for a reason not to say goodbye
[Chorus]
These are the hands that built America
(Russian, Sioux, Dutch, Hindu)
Ah, America
(Polish, Irish, German, Italian)
[Verse 2]
Last saw your face in a watercolour sky
As sea birds argued a long goodbye
I took your kiss on the spray of the new line star
You gotta live with your dreams, don't make them so hard (Uh huh)
[Chorus]
And these are the hands that built America
(The Irish, the Blacks, the Chinese, the Jews)
Ah, America
(Korean, Hispanic, Muslim, Indian)
[Bridge]
Of all of the promises
Is this one we can keep?
Of all of the dreams
Is this one still out of reach?
Oh, my love
It's a long way we’ve come
From the freckled hills to the steel and glass canyons
From the stony fields to hanging steel from the sky
From digging in our pockets for a reason not to say goodbye
[Chorus]
These are the hands that built America
(Russian, Sioux, Dutch, Hindu)
Ah, America
(Polish, Irish, German, Italian)
[Verse 2]
Last saw your face in a watercolour sky
As sea birds argued a long goodbye
I took your kiss on the spray of the new line star
You gotta live with your dreams, don't make them so hard (Uh huh)
[Chorus]
And these are the hands that built America
(The Irish, the Blacks, the Chinese, the Jews)
Ah, America
(Korean, Hispanic, Muslim, Indian)
[Bridge]
Of all of the promises
Is this one we can keep?
Of all of the dreams
Is this one still out of reach?
[Outro]
It's early fall
There's a cloud on the New York skyline
Innocence dragged across a yellow line
These are the hands that built America
These are the hands that built America
Ah, America
Ah, America
It's early fall
There's a cloud on the New York skyline
Innocence dragged across a yellow line
These are the hands that built America
These are the hands that built America
Ah, America
Ah, America
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Genius Annotation
Written for inclusion in the film “Gangs of New York,” “The Hands That Built America” is intended to illuminate the multicultural history of America.
Since the film focuses on Irish people living in New York, an Irish band tackles its closing song, complete with xylophones.
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Release Date
November 5, 2002
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