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PROTECTOR (Feat. Rumi Carter)

Beyonce

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PROTECTOR (Feat. Rumi Carter)

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Mom, can I hear the lullaby?Please?And there I was, tangled up in marigoldWe were listenin' to the reverent children singin'(Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Hm, yeahHummin' low as the garden river flowsWhile the August light becomes a golden evenin'(Evenin') YeahAnd I will lead you down that road if you lose your wayBorn to be a protector, mm-hmmEven though I know someday you're gonna shine on your ownI will be your projector, mm, mm-hmmAn apricot picked right off a given treeI gave watеr to the soilAnd now it feeds me, yeah, yеah (Yeah)And there you are, shaded underneath it allI feel proud of who I amBecause 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), mmEven though I know someday you're gonna shine on your ownI will be your projector, hm-mmAnd even though I know somedayyou're gonna shine on your ownI will be your projector, projector, projectorI first saw your face in your father's gazeThere's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mmLiftin' you up, so you will be raisedEven though I know someday you're gonna shine on your ownI will be your projector, hey-yeahAnd even though I know somedayyou're gonna shine on your ownI will be your protector, born to be a protectorOkay
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