Call it love and devotionCall it a man's adorationFoundationA special bond of creationHa!For the single moms out thereGo through frustrationClean bandage, shine a ballI'ma raise it, make them hearShe works the nightBy the waterShe's gonna straySo far away from her father's daughterShe just wants a lifeFor her babyAll on her own, no one will comeShe's got to save himDaily struggleShe tells him, ooh, loveNo one's ever gonna hurt you, loveI'm gonna give you all of my loveNobody matters like youShe tells him, your lifeAin't gonna be nothing like my lifeYou're gonna grow and have a good lifeI'm gonna do what I got to doSo rock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeI'm gonna rock youRock-a-bye, baby, don't you crySomebody's got youRock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeI'm gonna rock youRock-a-bye, baby, don't you cryRock-a-byeRock-a-bye, rock-a rock-a rock-a byeRock-a-byeRock-a-bye, rock-a rock-a rock-a byeSingle mama you doing out thereFacing the hard life without no fearJust so you know that you really careCause any obstacle come you well prepared, right?No, mama, you never shed tearNow you have to shed things year after yearAnd you give the youth love the young compareYou find the school free and the bus fareMmm, married, the path disappearIn a roundabout you can't find him nowhereSteadily you work flow, you have a little knowSo you must have no time, no time for your dearNow she got a six-year-oldTrying to keep him warmTrying to keep out the coldWhen he looks in her eyesHe don't know he's safe when she says, ooh, loveNo one's ever gonna hurt you, loveI'm gonna give you all of my loveNobody matters like youSo rock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeI'm gonna rock youRock-a-bye, baby, don't you crySomebody's got youRock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeI'm gonna rock youRock-a-bye, baby, don't you cryAlright thenRock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, don't bother cryLift up your head, lift it up to the sky, yeahRock-a-bye, don't bother cryAngels around you just dry your eyeNow she got a six-year-oldTrying to keep him warmTrying to keep out the coldWhen he looks in her eyesHe don't know he's safe when she saysShe tells him, ooh, loveNo one's ever gonna hurt you, loveI'm gonna give you all of my loveNobody matters like youShe tells him, your lifeAin't gonna be nothing like my lifeYou're gonna grow and have a good lifeI'm gonna do what I got to doSo rock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, baby, don't you cryAlright, I got youRock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, rock-a-rock-a-rock-a-byeRock-a-bye, baby, don't you cryRock-a-bye, don't bother cryLift up your head, lift it up to the sky, yeahRock-a-bye, don't bother cryAngels around you, just dry your eyeRock-a-bye, don't bother cryLift up your head, lift it up to the sky, yeahRock-a-bye, don't bother cryAngels around you, just dry your eye