People are people So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
So we're different colours And we're different creeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me Though I've done nothing wrong
I never even met you so what could I have done
I can't understand What makes a man
Hate another man Help me understand
People are people So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
Help me understand
Now you're punching And you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while
To travel from your head to your fist
I can't understand What makes a man
Hate another man Help me understand
People are people So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
I can't understand What makes a man
Hate another man Help me understand
I can't understand (people are people)
What makes a man (why should it be)
Hate another man Help me understand..