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 never even met you so what could I have 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
    Help me understand
    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 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
    I can't understand
  What makes a man
  Hate another man
  Help me understand
    I can't understand (people are people)
  What makes a man (why should it be)
  Hate another man
  Help me understand...