Well Martin's dream

has become Rodney's worst

nightmare

can't walk the streets

to them we are fair game

our lives don't mean a thing

like a king, like a king, like a king

Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King

like a king, like a king, like a king

how I wish you could help us Dr. King

Make sure it's filmed

shown on national T.V.

they'll have no mercy

a legal lynch mob

like the days strung up from the tree

the L.A.P.D.

like a king, like a king, like a king

Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King

like a king, like a king, like a king

how I wish you could help us Dr. King

So if you catch yourself

thinking it has changed for the best

you better second guess

cause Martin's dream

has become Rodney's worst

nightmare

like a king, like a king, like a king

Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King

like a king, like a king, like a king

how I wish you could help us Dr. King