They said this preacher man
Comes from Galilee
Did somethin' so absurd that he
Deserved to serve my penalty
How can it be?

I know I've done my wrong
'Cause doin' wrong is something I
Do well
I know the court of law
And somethin' like this doesn't
Ring a bell

How can it be?
And how can it be?
L am Barabbas
You took upon my cross
I was a prisoner
Till you bought my bond with
Blood

And I can't run away
From what my accusers say
'Cause lam Barabbas
I am Barabbas
Your friend
They made me sit right there
As I watched them beat that
Preacher man

39 of all them lashes should have
Been on my own skin
How can it be?
How can it be? (Ohh)
And I am Barabbas
You took upon my cross
I was a prisoner
Till you bought my bond with
Blood
And I can't run away
From what my accusers say
'Cause I am Barabbas
I am Barabbas
Your friend (ooh-ooh)
I'll never understand
The repercussions of my every
Sin

Is this love? Or is this hatred
Flowing out from bitterness
How can it be?
But he looked at me
And I said
I am Barabbas
You took upon my cross
I was that prisoner
Till you bought my bond with
Blood

And I can't run away
From what my accusers say
'Cause I am Barabbas
Oh, I am Barabbas
I am Barabbas