For his age, he's wise   He's got his mother's eyes   There's gladness in his heart   He's young and he's wild      And my only prayer   Is if I can't be there   Lord, protect my child      As his youth now unfolds   He is centuries old   To see him at play   Makes me smile      No matter what happens to me   No matter what my destiny   Lord, protect my child      While the earth is asleep   You can look at it and weep   Few things you find   Are worthwhile      And though I don't ask for much   No material things to touch   Lord, protect my child      He's young and on fire   Full of hope and desire   In a world that's been raped   Raped and defiled      If I fall along the way   And can't see another day   Lord, protect my child      There'll be a time, I here tell   When all will be well   When God and man   Will be reconciled      But until men lose their chains   And righteousness reigns   Lord, protect my child