PROTECTOR Beyoncé & Rumi Carter

[Intro: Rumi Carter]
Mom, can I hear the lullaby?
Please?

[Verse 1]
And there I was, tangled up in marigold
We were listenin' to the reverent children singin'
(Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing) Huh, yeah
Hummin' low as the garden river flows
While the August light becomes a golden evenin'
(Evenin') Yeah

[Chorus]
And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way
Born to be a protector, mm-hmm
Even though I know, someday, you're gonna shine on your own
I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm

[Verse 2]
An apricot picked right off a givin' tree
I gave water to thе soil
And now it feeds me, yeah, yeah (Yеah)
And there you are, shaded underneath it all
I feel proud of who I am
Because you need me, yeah (Yeah)