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 And 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've 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 And 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 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 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 Yeah