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 a 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 bear And why did they nail His feet and hands His love would have held Him there It was a cross, for upon a cross A thief was supposed to pay And Jesus had come into this world To steal every heart away Jesus had come into this world To steal every heart away