Intro :
F or his age he's wise
H e's got his mother's e yes
T here's gladness in his h eart
He's young and he's w ild
M y only prayer
i s if I can't be t here
L ord p rotect my c hild
A s his youth now unfolds
H e is centuries ol d
s ee him at play makes me sm ile
N o matter what happens to me
N o matter what my de stiny
L ord p rotect my c hild
T he whole world is asleep
Y ou can look at it and w eep
F ew things you fi nd are worthwhi le
A nd though I don't ask for much
N o material things to t ouch
L ord p rotect my c hild
H e's young and on fire
F ull of hope and d esire
I n a world that's been raped
raped and d efiled
I f I fall along the way
A nd can't see another d ay
L ord p rotect my c hild
T here'll be a time I hear tell
W hen all will be w ell
W hen God and ma n will be re conciled
B ut until men lose their chains
A nd righteousness r eigns
L ord p rotect my c hild