” History of America “

Words and Music by Wayne Harper

Standing on Ellis Island, across the water to dry shores

I’m thinking about all of the people

Who passed through these halls and over these floors yeah

A human wave a mighty stream flowing like a sea

Hoping to realize American dreams

We’ve all come from distant borders trying to get a life

Some survive and some succumb, each one having to pay a price

To be on guard against the intrusion of a thief in the night

Bent on separation from the light

The history of America is a history of the world

The history of America is a history of the world oo la la la la la

Nature crawled as urban sprawled and devouring land

Living on top of each other what happens when the walls come tumbling down yeah,

If we stay strong we will carry on keeping faith in what is everlasting

Focused on the light of Universal Love

The history of America is a history of the world

The history of America is a history of the world oo la la la la la

My name is Wayne Harper. I am a singer song writer and a native of Kentucky. This is a song that was inspired by my mother and a trip to Ellis Island. My mother was born and raised in India. She met my father during the Second World War and moved to rural West Kentucky with him after they were married. They raised nine sons on a farm and taught us how to work and play music. It struck me that we Americans are the result of how the world has evolved and spawned the emigration of people from all over the globe to form our country thus making the history of the world our own. This song has relevance in light of the international nature of the Fall event at the Ky. Horse Park