She works the night, by the water She's gonna stray so far away from her father's daughter She just wants a life, for her baby All on her own, no one will come, she's got to save him Daily struggle She tells him, ooh love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love, nobody matters like you Stay up there, stay deep She tells him, your life, ain't gonna be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life, I'm gonna do what I got to do So rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you, rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Single mama, you're the one out there Facing the hard life without no fear Just so you know that you really care Cause in the obstacles come you well prepared And no mama, you never should tear Cause you have to set things year after year And give the youth love, be and compare Find the school fee and the bus fare Mmm, already part, disappear In a wrong park, you'll find it nowhere Steadily your work flow, heavily you know So you're not stuck, no time, no time for your care Now she got a six year old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep all the gold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe when she says Ooh love, no one's ever gonna hurt you Love, I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you So rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you, rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye, don't bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky Rock-a-bye, don't bother cry Angels around you, just dry your eyes She tells him, ooh love, no one's ever gonna hurt you Love, I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you She tells him, your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I got to do So rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you, rock-a-bye baby, rock-a-bye I'm gonna rock you, rock-a-bye baby, don't you cry Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye
