There once was a man, who was born to be king
He changed all our lives and he made my heart sing
He turned water into wine and called his fishermen
He cured the sick, the lame could walk, the blind could see again

He told us of the shepherds and the flowers in the field
The story of the farmer’s seed and the harvest it would yield
He told us of two houses and the man who lost his son
Of two men in the temple and the Good Samaritan

Love, only love is gonna take you higher
Love, only love is gonna carry you home

He healed the soldier’s servant, he calmed the raging sea
He shared five loaves and two small fish and five thousand he did feed
He told the rich men share your wealth, he cured the ten sick men
He raised a friend called Lazarus and made him whole again

He said love, only love is gonna take you higher
Love, only love is gonna carry you home

He taught the people how to pray, the children he did bless
And Mary came with perfume and before his feet she wept
He gave his bread, his body — he gave us wine, his blood
He ask us all to live in peace and nothing do but good

Now one friend did betray him, another did deny
With arms outstretched he died, so all of mankind could survive
There once was a man, who was born to be king
He’ll change all your lives if you’ll let him in

He said love, only love is gonna take you higher
He said love, only love is gonna carry you home [Love and understanding carries you…]
Love, only love is gonna take you higher [higher and higher]
He said love, only love is gonna carry you home [come on, he will carry, he will carry you home]

Love, only love is gonna take you higher [higher and higher, come on]
Love, only love is gonna carry you home…