Massive Attack - Protection

(vowles, del naja, marshall, thorn)

This girl I know needs some shelter

She don t believe anyone can help her

She s doing so much harm, doing so much damage

But you don t want to get involved

You tell her she can manage

And you can t change the way she feels

But you could put your arms around her

I know you want to live yourself

But could you forgive yourself

If you left her just the way

You found her

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

You re a boy and i m a girl

But you know you can lean on me

And I don t have no fear

I ll take on any man here

Who says that s not the way it should be

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

She s a girl and you re a boy

Sometimes you look so small, look so small

You ve got a baby of your own

When your baby s gone, she ll be the one

To catch you when you fall

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

You re a girl and i m a boy

You re a girl and i m a boy

You re a girl and i m a boy

You re a girl and i m a boy

Sometimes you look so small, need some shelter

Just runnin round and round, helter skelter

And I ve leaned on me for years

Now you can lean on me

And that s more than love, that s the way it should be

Now I can t change the way you feel

But I can put my arms around you

That s just part of the deal

That s the way I feel

I ll put my arms around you

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

I stand in front of you

I ll take the force of the blow

Protection

You re a boy and i m a girl

You re a boy and i m a girl

You re a boy and i m a girl

You re a boy and i m a g