I suppose that I look different

Without the robes and crown

I come this day before you

With no riches no renown

For here I am no leader

I am just a humble man

And I only ask you take me

You take me as I am

I'm not looking for perfection

I'm not offering a saint

I'm not looking for a pretty bird

To put in some restraint

The only thing I want is that

You love me if you can

And I only ask you take me

You take me as I am

I offer you a look inside

I offer you that trust

I need your strength

To help me fight the battles that I must

I need you to remind me

Of the light we bear within

That there's more to life than struggle

And the things we seek to win

Don't take me out of duty

Don't take me out of pride

Just take me if the man you see

Is one you'd stand beside

I'm offering an open heart

I'm asking for your hand

And I only ask you take me

You take me as I am

You take me as I am