[Pre-Chorus]
Can't you 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?
(Oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 1]
So now there's different colors and there's different breeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me, though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you, so what could I have done? (Done, done, done)
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't you 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?
(Oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 2]
So now you're punching and you're kicking and you're screaming at me
You're relying on my common decency
I know, it hasn't surfaced, but I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel from my head to my fist (Boom)
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't you 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?
(People are people)
Why should it be that we get along so awfully?
Why should it be that we get along so awfully?
(Oh, oh, oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
(Oh, oh, oh)
Can't you understand
What makes a man (Oh, oh, oh)
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]
(People are people)
Why should it be that we get along so awfully?
(Can't you understand) Why should it be?
Can't we get along, 'cause people are people
(Can't you understand) Why should it be?
Can't we get along, 'cause people are people
(Can't you understand) Why should it be?
Can't we get along, 'cause people are people
