Once upon a Time in New York City

Exile Years by Torgny Lilja

So this is how I one day came
To live where people spoke differently,
And just authorities would know my name.
By then, there was no more such boundary

As when I had to lock my door
And look into the walls and ceiling.
It wasn't like any place I'd seen before,
And I can still get that peculiar feeling...

Beyond the refugee's old tears and fears,
There lies a land of possibility.
These are the exile years...
And here's a state with some tranquillity.

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