[orig. performed by WAR]
    Why can't we be friends [4x]
    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 [4x]
    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
  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 everytime
    Why can't we be friends [4x]
    The color, the color, the color of your skin don't matter to me
  As long as, as long as, long as we can live in harmony
  I kinda, I kinda, I kinda, like to be the president
  And I could, and I could, and I could show you how your money's spent
    Why can't we be friends [4x]
    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 [4x]
  [Repeat to fade]