♫ Intro: Mom, can I hear the lullaby, please? C# D C# D ♫ Verse 1: C# And there I was tangled up in marigold D C# We were listening to the reverent children singing D (Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Yeah C# Humming low as the garden river flows D C# D While the August light becomes a golden evenin', yeah (Evenin')
♫ Chorus: C# D And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way. C# D Born to be a protector, mm-hmm C#m D Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own C# D C# I will be your projector, mmm, mm-hmm ♫ Verse 2: C# An apricot picked right off a given tree D C# D I gave water to the soil and now it feeds me, yeah, y ah (Yeah) C# And there you are, shaded underneath it all D C# Dm Dm I feel proud of who I am, because you need me, yeah (Yeah) ♫ Chorus: C# Dm Am C# D And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way C# D Born to be a protector, —tor, mm C#m D Even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own C# D C# I will be your projector, mm, mm-hm C#m Dm And even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own C# D C# I will be your projector, projector, projector ♫ Interlude: C# D ♫ Bridge: C# D I first saw your face in your father's gaze. C# D There's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mm C# D Liftin' you up, so you will be raised ♫ Chorus: C#m D Even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own C# D C# I will be your projector, yeah, yeah C#m D And even though I know some day you're gonna shine on your own C# D C# I will be your protector, born to be a protector ♫ Outro: C# D C# D C# Okay
“Protector” is a track from Beyoncé’s album ‘Cowboy Carter’, featuring a cameo by her daughter Rumi Carter. The song is an ode to motherhood, with Beyoncé’s lyrics expressing a deep and lasting love for her children.
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