Knowing what the truth was worth, any other man on earth
Would have run away, but he knelt to pray
Judas kissed him on the cheek, He said, "I am the one you seek"
Let the others go, 'caused he loved them so
He could have fooled them easily
But He went with them peacefully
Oh why, didn't He lie
Oh why, did He have to die
Oh why, didn't He save His own self
I'll tell you why
He loved you and I
He stood before the highest priest, knowing He could be released
If He'd just deny, that He was the Christ
When they asked Him once again, are you the Christ, He said "I am"
God's only Son, knowing what would come
When they heard how He replied
They said He should be crucified
Oh why, didn't He lie
Oh why, did He have to die
Oh why, didn't He save His own self
I'll tell you why
He loved you and I
Why, didn't He lie
Oh why, did He have to die
Oh why, didn't He save His own self
I'll tell you why
He loved you and I
Why, didn't He lie
Oh why, did He have to die
Oh why, didn't He save His own self
I'll tell you why
He loved you and I