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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Performer
Mingo Araujo
Mingo Araujo
Percussion
Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista
Percussion
Chris Botti
Chris Botti
Trumpet
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Saxophone
Tony Cedras
Tony Cedras
Keyboards
Dom Chacal
Dom Chacal
Percussion
Sidinho Moreira
Sidinho Moreira
Percussion
Vincent Nguini
Vincent Nguini
Guitar
Ray Phiri
Ray Phiri
Guitar
Barney Rachabane
Barney Rachabane
Penny Whistle
Armand Sabal-lecco
Armand Sabal-lecco
Bass
John "Blackie" Selolwane
John "Blackie" Selolwane
Guitar
Richard Tee
Richard Tee
Keyboards
The Waters
The Waters
Vocals
Grupo Cultural Olodum
Grupo Cultural Olodum
Percussion
Briz
Briz
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Songwriter
Forere Motloheloa
Forere Motloheloa
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Producer
Roy Halee
Roy Halee
Mixing Engineer
Stacey Foster
Stacey Foster
Engineer
Jay Vicari
Jay Vicari
Engineer
Rich Travali
Rich Travali
Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

A slow day and the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light, a shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage was wired to the radio These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us all The way we look to a distant constellation That's dying in a corner of the sky These are the days of miracle and wonder So don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry A dry wind swept across the desert And it curled into the circle of birth And the dead sand was falling on the children The mothers and the fathers and the automatic earth These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera just follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us all The way we look to a distant constellation That's dying in a corner of the sky These are the days of miracle and wonder So don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us all The way we look to a distant constellation That's dying in a corner of the sky These are the days of miracle and wonder So don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry It's a turn-around jump shot, it's everybody jump start It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts Medicine is magical and magical is art The boy in the bubble, the baby with the baboon heart These are the days of lasers in the jungle Lasers in the jungle somewhere Staccato signals of constant information A loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires, and baby These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way the camera just finds us all The way we look, the way we look These are the days of miracle and wonder So don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry, don't cry Na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na (whoa) Na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na (whoa) Na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na (whoa) Na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na (whoa) Steve Shehan, ladies and gentlemen Jamey Haddad Steve Gadd
Writer(s): Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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