Chorus People are people So why should it be You and I should get along so awfully Verse 1 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 Bridge I can't understand What makes a man Hate another man Help me understand Verse 2 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