Sara Goodman came to Ellis Island many years ago
She came with memories no one will ever know
She tries to forget, but it's hard not to recall
When things get tough, she has that picture on the wall

It's one of the many that the woman owns
Over the years now her collection has grown
Of all her pictures, the large and the small
She loves that picture of the Western Wall

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Standing there so humble, yet standing there so tall
It's the symbol of her nation that rises when it falls
Throughout all these years of troubled history
The wall survived - just like she

Now she's living on the East Side, afraid to leave her home
For an older woman, it's a jungle made of stone
The baker, the butcher, the grocery man, they say she's rarely seen
But like the rest of the neighborhood, they know her dream
She's been telling them for years now, "Just you wait and see, Jerusalem is where I'm going to be!"

But she only has that picture of the Western Wall...
CHORUS

An envelope slipped under her door followed by a mysterious knock
To our dear Mrs. Goodman, this is for you, signed the people on your block
She stares in disbelief at what she finds in her hand
It's some money and a ticket to the Promised Land

Standing there so humble, yet standing there so tall
Tears of joy running down her face by the Western Wall
To the crowd around her, her story isn't known
But they could feel the wall shake when she kissed those ancient stones...
..welcome home..

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