PROTECTOR

Mom, can I hear the lullaby, please?

And there I was, tangled up in marigold

We were listening to the reverend children singing

(Sing, sing, sing, sing) hm, yeah

Hummin′ low as the garden river flows

While the August light becomes a golden evenin' (evenin′), yeah

And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way

Born to be a protector, mm-hmm

Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm

An apricot picked right off a given tree

I gave water to the soil, and now it feeds me, yeah, yeah (yeah)

And there you are, shaded underneath it all

I feel proud of who I am, because you need me, yeah (yeah)

And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way (uh)

Born to be a protector-tor, mm

Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

I will be your projector, mm-hm

And even though I know someday you′re gonna shine on your own

I will be your projector, projector, projector

I first saw your face in your father′s gaze

There's a long line of hands carryin′ your name, mm

Liftin' you up, so you will be raised

Even though I know someday you′re gonna shine on your own

I will be your projector, yeah

And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

I will be your protector, born to be a protector

Okay