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For his age, he's wise, he's got his mother's eyes |
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There's gladness in his heart |
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He's young and he's wild, |
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my only prayer is if I can't be there |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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As his youth now unfolds, he is centuries old |
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Just to see him at play, oh, it makes me smile |
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No matter what happens to me, |
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no matter what my destiny |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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While the whole world is asleep, |
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you can look at it and weep |
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Few things you find are worthwhile |
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And though I don't ask for much, |
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no material things to touch |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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He's young and on fire, full of hope and desire |
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In a world that's been raped, raped and defiled |
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If I fall along the way and can't see another day |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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There'll be a time I hear tell |
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when all will be well |
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When God and man will be reconciled |
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But 'til men lose their chains |
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and righteousness reigns |
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Lord, oh Lord, protect my child |
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Oh yes, Lord, protect my child |
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Oh Lord, protect my child |