People Are People

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



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've 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

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully



Help me understand

Help me understand

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

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

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand



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



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