Mom,

can

I

hear

the

lu-

lla-

by,

please?

And

there

I

was

tan-

gled

up

in

me-

rri-

gold

We

were

li-

stening

to

the

reve-

rend

chil-

dren

si-

n-

ging

Hmm,

yeah

Hu-

mming

lo-

w

as

the

gar-

den

ri-

ver

flows

While

th-

e

Au-

gust

light

be-

comes

a

gol-

den

ev-

e-

nin',

yeah

And

I

will

lead

you

down

that

road

if

you

lose

your

wa-

y

Born

to

be

your

pro-

te-

c-

tor,

m-

m

E-

ven

thou-

gh

I

know

some-

day

you're

go-

nna

shine

on

your

own

I

will

be

your

pro-

je-

c-

tor,

mm,

mhm

An

ap-

ri-

co-

t

picked

right

off

a

gi-

vin'

tree

I

ga-

ve

wa-

ter

to

thе

so-

il

And

now

it

fee-

ds

me,

yeah,

yeah

And

there

you

are,

sha-

ded

un-

der-

neath

it

all

I

feel

proud

of

who

I

am

Be-

cause

you

ne-

ed

me,

ye-

ah,

yeah

And

I

will

lead

you

down

that

road

if

you

lose

your

way,

yeah

Born

to

be

a

pro-

tec-

tor,

mm

...tor,

mm

E-

ven

tho-

ugh

I

know,

some-

day,

you're

go-

nna

shine

on

your

own

I

will

be

your

pro-

jec-

tor,

hm--

mm

And

e-

ven

thou-

gh

I

know,

some-

day,

you're

go-

nna

shine

on

your

own

I

will

be

your

pro-

jec-

tor,

pro-

jec-

tor,

pro-

jec-

tor

I

first

saw

your

face

in

your

fa-

ther's

gaze

There's

a

long

line

of

hands

ca-

rryin'

your

na

-

me,

m-

m

Lif-

tin'

you

up,

so

you

will

be

raised

E-

ven

tho-

ugh

I

know,

some-

day,

you're

go-

nna

shine

on

your

own

I

will

be

your

pro-

jec

-

tor,

hey

--

yeah

And

even

tho

-

ugh

I

know,

some-

day,

you're

go-

nna

shine

on

your

own

I

will

be

your

pro-

tec-

tor,

born

to

be

a

pro-

tec-

tor

O-

kay