She works the night, by the water She's gone astray, so far away From my 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 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 gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" 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 Rockabye ♪ Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks her in the 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" She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" 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 Rockabye Rockabye