Well Martin's dream   has become Rodney's worst nightmare   can't walk the streets   to them we are fair game   our lives don't mean a thing      like a king, like a king, like a king   Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King   like a king, like a king, like a king   how I wish you could help us Dr. King      Make sure it's filmed   shown on national T.V.   they'll have no mercy   a legal lynch mob   like the days strung up from the tree   the L.A.P.D.      like a king, like a king, like a king   Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King   like a king, like a king, like a king   how I wish you could help us Dr. King      So if you catch yourself   thinking it has changed for the best   you better second guess   cause Martin's dream   has become Rodney's worst   nightmare      like a king, like a king, like a king   Rodney King, Rodney King, Rodney King   like a king, like a king, like a king   how I wish you could help us Dr. King