Bye, bye we must go to see the king
How I wish you could help us Dr. King?
Look to the past to learn?
When we will look to the past
How I wish you could help us Dr. King
Our life don't mean a thing
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
You better second guess 'coz Martin's dream
They'll have no mercy a legal lynch mob
Like the days strung up from the tree
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
Make sure it's filmed, shown on national TV
How I wish you could help us Dr. King?
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
So, if you catch yourself
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
The L.A.P.D.
Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Has become Rodney's worst nightmare
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Like a king, like a king, like a king
Thinking it has changed for the best
