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, oh, 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, oh, little darling of mine
I just can't believe it's so And 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 Oh oh, the mother and child reunion Is only a motion away Oh, the mother and child reunion Is only a moment away