The American Dream

Time:3:50 Dan Modlin/ASCAP(Gold in the Strings Music/ASCAP)
Medium tempo
Special guest: Skip Cleavinger, tin whistle
Based on a painting of a young Irish immigrant couple and their baby leaving home for a new life in North America,the song is written from the perspective of 19th century immigrants and the dangers and fears they faced.

Many of the fears and issues raised in the song are relevant to today.