[Chorus 1][x2] People are people, so why should it be You and I should get along so awfully? [Verse 1] 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've never even met you, so what could I have done? [Chorus 2] I can't understand What makes a man Hate another man? Help me understand [Chorus 1][x2] 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 fists [Chorus 2] [Chorus 1][x2] [Chorus 2][x6]