People are people 
So why should it be
You and I should get along 
So awfully?

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?

I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man,
Help me understand...

Help me understand...

People are people 
So why should it be
You and I should get along 
So awfully?

Now you're punching, 
And you're kicking,
And you're shouting at me,
I'm relying on [bad word] 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...