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