Rockabye

[Verse 1 - Toumi] I was 9 years old when I learned I was adopted Single digit age, it was kinda hard to process All I remember is feeling a lot of confusion Disbelief, like my life was an illusion Recklessness at that age got tempting The feeling I needed to rebel was overwhelming A kid that'd feel like the world was just melting And wonder if blood could protect then she'd tell him [Bridge: Anne-Marie & Toumi] 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 gon' be nothing like my life." "You're gonna grow and have a good life." "I'm gonna do what I've got to do." [Hook: Toumi & **Anne-Marie**] **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 Ah, Rockabye, no** Though the wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but I do still care The wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but believe me son, I still care [Verse 2 - Toumi] Years down the line, my capacity diminished It was beginning to look like my entire life was finished The minutes, they turned to hours, the days turned to weeks, the weeks, to months and I still couldn't keep my head in the right place. My meds couldn't take the edge away the same way that a blade could But how could I go on like I could take on anyone when I was neglecting my health and couldn't take care of myself So it happened again and I went back inside But something was a little different this time A couple of days into being the wrong side of freedom I learned my mother had also been in the same walls that I'm being kept in Coincidence or not, this was wrecking my head I could see the girls' ward from the entrance to mine If we locked eyes, would she recognise? would she tell me [Bridge: Anne-Marie & Toumi] "Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love." "I'm gonna give you all of my love." "Nobody matters like you." "You're gonna grow and have a good life." "I'm gonna do what I've got to do." [Hook: Toumi & **Anne-Marie**] **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 Ah, Rockabye, no** Though the wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but I do still care The wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but **somebody's got you** [Verse 3 - Toumi] A couple weeks later and into the same stay I was informed my birth mother just passed away 19 years, never to meet face to face Still carried her coffin Was in no state for a eulogy, looking back though, if I had the opportunity I'd like to let her know [Bridge: Anne-Marie & Toumi] "Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love." "I'm gonna give you all of my love." "Nobody matters like you." [Outro: Toumi & **Anne-Marie**] **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 Ah, Rockabye, no** Though the wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but I do still care The wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but believe me son... Though the wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, **I'm gonna rock you** you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but **somebody's got you** The wind may blow and the cradle will rock, when you fall from the top, you're gonna land soft On the gorgeous locks of those dark brown curls, I may not be here but believe me son, I still care