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 around for a long long time
   I really remember you 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'd seen ya walkin' down in Chinatown
   I called ya but you could not look around
  
   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 pay my money to the welfare line
   I see 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 of your skin don't matter to me
   As long as we can live in harmony
  
   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'd kinda' like to be the president
   So 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 yet I know what I'm talking about
  
   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 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
   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
  
   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
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   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
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   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
   Why can't we be friends
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