Don't you know I love you more than life itself?   Don't you know that you're my pride?   And I would not have you walking through this world   Without me by your side      Go to sleep my little man   Don't you weep my little man      I'd like to keep you with me all your life   But I know I can't do that   So I must try teachin' you the wrong from right   To keep the vultures from your back      Go to sleep my little man   Don't you weep my little man      And when you're dreaming you can talk to angels   So wipe the tears from your eyes   And if there's demons that try to steal your breath away   You can't believe that know my spirit will be standing by your side      You saved me, you gave me, the greatest gift of all   Believe me, believe me, there ain't no mountain that's too tall      I would gladly carry your cross for you   To take your pain away   But what I can't carry is my love for you   Beyond my dying days      So be strong my little man   When I'm gone my little man   You got to be my little man   So don't you weep my little man      Go to sleep my little man   Don't you weep my little man   You got to be my little man   So don't you weep my little man   Go to sleep my little man