Mother And Child Reunion -- Paul Simon

No I would not give you false hope On this strange and mournful
day but the mother and child reunion Is only a motion away,
little darling of mine I can't for the life of me Remember a sadder
day  I know they say let it be But it just don't work out that way
And the course of a lifetime runs  Over and over again

No I would not give you false hope  On this strange and mournful
day  But the mother and child reunion  Is only a motion away,
little darling of mine  I just can't believe It's so
Though it seems strange to say  I never been laid so low
In such a mysterious way  And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again

But I would not give you false hope  On this strange and mournful
day when the mother and child reunion  Is only a motion away

the mother and child reunion  Is only a motion away
Oh the mother and child reunion  Is only a moment away   (sing365)

  
Simon wrote this in response to the Jimmy Cliff song "Vietnam;" a song about a mother receiving a letter about her son's death on the battlefield. Simon recorded this song in Jamaica using Cliff's musicians, hence the very authentic sound. Simon said of the song that it "became the first Reggae hit by a non-Jamaican white guy outside Jamaica." (songfacts)