Hover's Open Their ArmsPlains and open skiesBillboards would advertiseWas it anything like that when you arrived?Dreamboats carried the future to the heart of AmericaPeople were waiting in lineFor the day to comeFor a place by the riverIt was a time when strangers were welcome hereMusic would play, they'd tell meThe days were sweet and clearIt was a sweeter tuneAnd there was so much roomThat people would comeCould come from everywhereNow he arrives with his hopesAnd his heart set on miraclesCome to marry his fortuneWith a handful of promisesTo find they've closed the doorThey don't want him anymoreThere isn't any moreTo go aroundTurning away he remembersHe once heard a legendThat spoke of a mystical, magical landCalled AmericaThere was a time when strangers were welcomeHereMusic would play, they'd tell meThe days were sweet and clearIt was a sweeter tuneAnd there was so much roomThat people could come from everywhereMusic would play, they'd tell meThe days were sweet and clearThere was a time when strangers were welcome hereMusic would play, they'd tell meThe days were sweet and clearThere was a time when strangers were welcome hereThere was a time when strangers were welcome hereMusic would play, they'd tell me the days were sweet