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Artist: Michael Card
Canonical path: /michael-card/why
Related lyric paths: 6
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Why
Read Why lyrics by Michael Card on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Why
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Why did it have to be a friend who chose to betray the lord?
And why did he use a kiss to show them, that's not what a kiss is for?
Only a friend can betray a friend, a stranger has nothing to gain
And only a friend comes close enough to ever cause so much pain
Why did it have to be a thorny crown place upon his head?
It should have been a royal one, made of jewels and gold instead
It had to be a crown of thorns, because in this world that we live
All that would seek to love a thorn is all the world has to give
Why did it have to be a heavy cross he was made to bear?
And why did they nail his feet and hands; his love would have held him there
It was a cross for on a cross, a thief was supposed to pay
And Jesus had come into the world to steal every heart away
Yes, Jesus had come into the world to steal every heart away
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Michael Card performs "Why", and this lyric page sits inside the Michael Card catalog on LyroVerse.
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