Simon was a man with a sorcerer's hand
All the people came to see him from Samaria's land, land
With his mystic eyes he would hypnotize
And the people never knew that he was tellin' 'em lies, lies
Then apostles came around, they were all over town
Preachin' Jesus is the only way
Many people believed, even Simon perceived
But he didn't hear the preacher say
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
That was never part of the Master's plan
Not for selfish reasons of the mortal man
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
Simon saw the men that the Spirit was in
And he knew he had to have it, it was covetous sin, sin
When he asked to buy, Peter gave the reply
That his money was a problem, gonna cause him to die, die
When he told him repent it was Simon's lament
For ever having such a thought in his heart
If he lost the greed he would surely succeed
But he couldn't find a place to start
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
That was never part of the Master's plan
Not for selfish reasons of the mortal man
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
The Bible tells me salvation is free
'Cause the Savior paid the price upon Calvary's tree, tree
It was once for all we must hear the call
It was even for a sinner by the name of Saul, Saul
In the heart of Simon was he really lyin'
Knowing profit was a part of his plan
Its the same today there's people tryin' to pay
Will they ever really understand?
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
That was never part of the Master's plan
Not for selfish reasons of the mortal man
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
You can't buy the power with the money in hand
Jesus gave His life for the Master's plan
Not for selfish reasons, don't misunderstand
You can't buy the power and nobody can