City of . . . immigrants

I need to let everyone know that I took the name of my blog (which may change!) from a Steve Earle song called "City of Immigrants".  I don't know any other song by him.  . .never heard of him before this but love the song. 

It captures the beauty, wonder, complexity and variegated face of the urban world.  

Here are the Lyrics and check out the music on Rhapsody.

Livin’ in a city of immigrants 
I don’t need to go travelin’ 
Open my door and the world walks in 
Livin’ in a city of immigrants 

Livin’ in a city that never sleeps 
My heart keepin’ time to a thousand beats 
Singin’ in languages I don’t speak 
Livin’ in a city of immigrants 

City of black, city of white, city of light, city of innocents 
City of sweat, city of tears, city of prayers, city of immigrants 

Livin’ in a city where the dreams of men 
Reach up to touch the sky and then 
Tumble back down to earth again 
Livin’ in a city that never quits 

Livin’ in a city where the streets are paved 
With good intentions and a people’s faith 
In the sacred promise a statue made 
Livin’ in a city of immigrants 

City of stone, city of steel, city of wheels constantly spinnin’ 
City of bone, city of skin, city of pain, city of immigrants 

[All of us are immigrants 
Every daughter, every son 
Everyone is everyone 
All of us are immigrants
Everyone]

Livin’ in a city of immigrants 
River flows out and the sea rolls in 
Washin’ away nearly all of my sins 
Livin’ in a city of immigrants