Just like every cross you ever carried, every badge you ever wore
   Every vow you ever taken, every oath you ever swore
   Every kiss you ever stolen, every moment that you waste
   Everything you ever loved, and all you've come to hate
   It's a great temptation, in your hour of need
   But there's no shortcut to salvation
   Searchin' for the Kingdom Key
  
   Just like every vision you neglected, every dream you left to die
   Every hope that you rejected, every truth that was a lie
   Every road you ever travelled, everyone you turned away
   Everything you ever loved, and all that you betrayed
  
   It's a great temptation, in your hour of need
   But there's no shortcut to salvation
   Searchin' for the Kingdom Key
  
   And the light before him was all that he could see
   Like fingerprints on the hands of glory wrapped 'round the rosary
   His love is like a chain
   That would not set him free, would not set him free
   Lonely soul on a mission of mercy, Hey Yeah... Mmm
  
   Just like every cross you ever carried, every badge you ever wore
   Every vow you ever taken, every oath you ever swore
   Everything you ever loved, and all you've come to hate
  
   It's a great temptation, in your hour of need
   But there's no shortcut to salvation
   Searchin' for the Kingdom Key
  
   It's a great temptation, in your hour of need
   But there's no shortcut to salvation
   Searchin' for the Kingdom Key -- Hey Yeah...