Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
I seen ya, I seen ya
I seen ya 'round for a long, long time
I really, I really
I really remember when you drank my wine
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
I seen ya, I seen ya
I seen ya, walkin' down in Chinatown
I called ya, I called ya
I called, but you did not look around, yeah yeah
I pay my, I pay my
I pay my money to the welfare line
I seen ya, I seen ya
I seen ya standing in it every time
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
The color, the color
The color of your skin don't matter to me
As long as, as long as
As long as we can live in harmony, yeah yeah
I'd kinda, I'd kinda
I'd kinda like to be the president
Then I could, then I could
Then I could show you how your money's spent
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Sometimes, I don't speak right
But did I know what I was talking about?
I know you're working for the CIA
They wouldn't have you in the mafia
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends? [28x]
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends...