There will be many sad days There will be pain and tears There will be sorrows that you can't shake off You will sit up in your chair all night long Oh How can I be close to Jesus Without feeling the cross and all the pain Oh How can I be like Jesus Without going through all that He went through Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna be like Jesus I wanna be close to Jesus Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna walk where Jesus walked I wanna be strong like Jesus Full of love Oh, yeah There will be people whom you love so dearly There will be people who won't love you back Mmh There will be sadness many sorrows Expect to have a broken heart Mmh How can I be like Jesus, oh Who was hurt by His own disciples Jesus loved Judas, but he sold him to his enemies Jesus loved Peter but he said he didn't know Jesus I wanna, I wanna I wanna be like Jesus I wanna be close to Jesus Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna walk where Jesus walked I wanna be strong like Jesus Full of love Oh, yeah What do I do when I've been fooled by those I love? What do I do when they expect my downfall? What do I do when they speak against me? What do I do when they accuse me fiercely? What do I do when a friend turns out to hate me? Do I keep silent like Jesus? Do I receive kisses from liars and pretenders? What do I do when it's just so sad, just so sad? Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna be like Jesus I wanna be close to Jesus Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna walk where Jesus walked I wanna be strong like Jesus Full of love Oh, yeah There will be times when you must recover From those who repay your good with evil Those who hate you without a cause Those who can't receive your love How can I be like Jesus Father forgive them who hate me so much Take away the roots of bitterness I want to walk in your love Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna be like Jesus I wanna be close to Jesus Oh I wanna, I wanna I wanna walk where Jesus walked I wanna be strong like Jesus Full of love Oh