Escrita por Graham Nash e gravada por Nash e Croby, foi lançada em março de 1972 no compacto que tinha Whole cloth como Lado B. Foi lançada também em 5 de abril de 1972 no LP da dupla chamado Graham Nash David Crosby.
Chegou ao número 36 nos charts pop americanos.
Nash escreveu a música quando ficou preso por muito tempo na Imigração dos Estados Unidos. E só foi solto quando as pessoas começaram a pedir autografo a ele e o sujeito achou melhor deixa-lo entrar.
O solo de guitarra é feito por Dave Mason. David Crosby cantou e tocou guitarra. Graham Nash cantou e tocou piano. Greg Reeves tocou baixo e Johnny Barbata tocou bateria.
A letra:
There
I was at the immigration scene
Shining and feeling clean, could it
be a sin?
I got stopped by the immigration man
He said he
doesn't know if he can let me in
Let me in, immigration man
Can
I cross your line and pray?
I can stay another day, won't you let
me in, immigration man?
I won't toe your line today, I can't see
it anyway
There he was with his immigration face
Giving me a
paper chase but the sun was coming
'Cos all at once he looked into
my space
And stamped a number all over my face and he sent me
running
Come on and let me in, immigration man
Can I cross your
line and pray?
I can stay another day, won't you let me in,
immigration man?
I won't toe your line today, I can't see it
anyway
Here I am with my immigration form and it's big enough to
keep me warm
When a cold wind's coming, go where you will
As
long as you think you can, you'd better watch out
Watch out for
the man anywhere you're going
Come on and let me in, immigration
man
Can I cross your line and pray?
I can stay another day,
won't you let me in, immigration man?
I won't toe your line today,
I can't see it anyway
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