[Intro]
People are people so (people are people so)
You and I should get along (you and I should get along)
People are people so (people are people so)
You and I should get along (you and I should get along)

[Verse 1]
So we're different colors
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

[Pre-Chorus]
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand

[Chorus]
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?
[Post-Chorus]
Help me understand
Why should it be

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
Help me understand
Help me understand

[Chorus]
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?
[Chorus]
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
So awfully?

[Outro]
Help me understand, yeah
People are people, so
Why should it be
People are people, so
Why should it be
People are people, so
Why should it be
You and I should get along
You and I should get along

[Repeat]
Should get along-