Call it love and devotion Call it a mom's adoration (foundation) A special bond of creation, hah For all the single moms out there, going through frustration Clean Bandit, Sean-da-Paul, Anne-Marie Sing, make them hear
She works at nights, by the water She's gone astray, 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 up there) She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life" (straight!) "You're gonna grow and have a good life" "I'm gonna do what I've got to do" (stay up there, stay up there)
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry Ah, rockabye, no
Single mum, how're you doing out there? Facing the hard life, without no fear (yeah) Just so you know that you really care 'Cause any obstacle come, you're well-prepared (oh, no)
And no, mama, you never shed tear 'Cause you have to shed things year after year (na, na, na, na) And you give the yout love beyond compare (yeah) You find his school fee and the bus fare (yeah)
Mmh, all when di pops disappear Inna rum bar, can't find him nowhere Steadily your workflow, heavily you know So your non-stop, no time, no time for ya dear
Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold 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, rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you
Rockabye, baby, rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (badda-bang-bang-bang, alright then) Ah, rockabye, no
Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye (oh-oh) Rockabye (yeah, yeah) Rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye Rockabye, don't bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky, yo Rockabye, don't bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye
Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe when she says
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 up there) She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life" (straight) "You're gonna grow and have a good" "I'm gonna do what I got to do" (yeah)
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye (rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye) I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (rockabye, rocka-rocka-rocka-bye) Somebody's got you
Rockabye, baby, rockabye (rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye) I'm gonna rock you Rockabye, baby, don't you cry (badda-bang-bang-bang, alright then) Ah, rockabye
Rockabye, don't bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (ah, rockabye) Rockabye, don't bother cry (yeah) Angels surround you, just dry your eye (yeah, ah, rockabye)
Rockabye, don't bother cry (no) Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (oh, rockabye) Rockabye, don't bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye
