Why did it have to be a friend   Who chose to betray the Lord   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      And why did there have to be thorny   Crown pressed upon His head   It should have been the royal one   Made of jewels and gold instead      It had to be a crown of thorns   Because in this life that we live   For all who seek to love   A thorn is all the world has to give      And why did it have to be   A heavy cross He was made to bare   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