She works nights by the water She's gonna stray so far away from my father's daughter She just wants a life for her baby Oh lord, oh no, I won't come She's gotta save him She tells him, oh lord, no one's gonna save you Oh lord, oh no, I won't come She's gotta save him My love, no other man's like you She tells him, you're alive Ain't gonna be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I 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 He found her way too early He left her there with more than tears and heart to carry They said to him, what are you thinking? They told the truth, she chose to use her heart in keeping Now she's got a six year old, trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold, when he looks in her eyes Even though he's safe when she says, oh 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 Rockabye Yeah, oh Rockabye Rockabye Now she's got a six year old, trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold, when he looks in her eyes Even though he's safe when she says She tells him, oh 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 gonna be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I 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 Yeah, oh Rockabye Yeah, oh Rockabye