we rode into town the other day

just me and my daddy

he said i'd finally reached that age

and i could ride next to him on a horse that of course

was not quite as wide

we heard a crowd of people shouting

and so we stopped to find out why

and there was that man that my dad said he loved

but today there was tears in his eyes

so i said daddy why are they screaming

why are the faces of some of them beaming

why is he dressed in that bright purple rode

i'll bet that crown hurts him more than he shows

daddy please can't you do something

he looks as though hes gonna cry

you said he was stronger than all of those guys

daddy please tell me why

why does everyone want him to die



laer that day the sky turned cloudy

and daddy said i should go inside

somehow he knew things would get stormy

boy was he right

but i could not keep from wondering if there was somthing

he had to him

so after he left i had to find out

i was not afraid of getting lost

so i followed the crowd

to a hill where i knew men had been killed

and i heard a voice come from the cross

and he said

Father why are they screaming

why are the faces of some of them beaming

why are they casting their lots for my clothes

this crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows

Father please can't you do something

i know that you must hear my cry

i thought i could handle a cross of this size

Father remind me why

why does everyone want me to die

ooh when will i understand why



my precious son

i hear them screaming

i'm watching the face of the enemy beaming

but soon i will clothe you in robes of my own

Jesus this hurts me much more than you know

but this dark hour i must do nothing

though i've heard your unbearable cry

the power in your blood destroys all of the lies

soon you'll see past their unmerciful lives

look there below see the child

trembling by her fathers side

now i can tell you why

she is why you must die


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