My thirst for the things of this earth Isn't quenched by diamonds and pearls One Man lived the life that I want He's the One they said ruled the world Though He only wore a crown of thorns And He never owned a thing I wanna live like a king, I wanna live like a king And my decree it will ring: "Love will rule everything" I wanna live like a king This King did the strangest of things He befriended the sick and the poor
There was no one too wrong, too right Too black, too white for Him to love He built no walls, left no unopened doors Well now I could croon a million other tunes There's just one I wanna sing: I don't wanna be Him Just wanna be like Him Don't wanna make anyone else be Anything else they don't wanna be There’s just such power Healing power In every word that He said In every deed that He did I wanna, I wanna