[Intro: Rumi Carter]
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Mom, can I hear the lullaby?
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Please?
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[Verse 1]
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And there I was, tangled up in marigold
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We were listenin to the reverent children singin
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(Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Huh, yeah
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Hummin low as the garden river flows
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While the August light becomes a golden evenin
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(Evenin) Yeah
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[Chorus]
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And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
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Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
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Even though I know, someday, youre gonna shine on your own
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I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm
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[Verse 2]
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An apricot picked right off a givin tree
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I gave water to thе soil
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And now it feeds me, yeah, yeah (Yеah)
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And there you are, shaded underneath it all
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I feel proud of who I am
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Because you need me, yeah (Yeah)
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[Chorus]
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And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way (Uh)
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Born to be a protector (—tor), mm
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Even though I know, someday, youre gonna shine on your own
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I will be your projector, hm-mm
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And even though I know, someday, youre gonna shine on your own
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I will be your projector, projector, projector
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[Bridge]
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I first saw your face in your fathers gaze
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Theres a long line of hands carryin your name, mm
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Liftin you up, so you will be raised
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[Chorus]
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Even though I know, someday, youre gonna shine on your own
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I will be your projector, hey-yeah
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And even though I know, someday, youre gonna shine on your own
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I will be your protector, born to be a protector
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[Outro]
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