My grandfather got on a boat When he was only five years old His father told him of his dream Of freedom, hope and cities paved with gold They left the life they knew behind Soon they saw the shoreline Of America rising from the sea In the new world, their new home Had a view of the Statue of Liberty Keep your light held high Keep the dream alive Watch over me Lady Liberty My mother grew up on a farm In northern Idaho Her father told her of his dream That a working man could make the wheat fields grow When the chores were done at night She studied by the candlelight To learn about her country's history From around the world, her people came Drawn by the light of justice and liberty Keep your light held high Keep the dream alive Watch over me Lady Liberty I live in California now With a family of my own I tell my children of my dream To reach out and discover worlds unknown Someday we're going to take a trip Descendants of the immigrants Fly through the sky from sea to shining sea To stand where so many dreamed their dreams Beside the Statue of Liberty Keep your light held high Keep the dream alive Watch over me Lady Liberty Keep your light held high Won't you keep the dream alive? I need you to watch over me Lady Liberty Oh, keep your light held high Keep the dream alive Watch over me, over me Lady Liberty Keep your light held high, keep your light held high Keep the dream alive, won't you keep the dream alive? Watch over me, watch over me, watch over me Lady Liberty Keep your light held high, keep your light held high Keep the dream alive, keep the dream alive Watch over me Lady Liberty