People Are People

written by Martin Gore

People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awefully.

People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awefully.

So in different colors,
And in different creeds,
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.

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 awefully.

People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awefully.

Help me understand!
Help me understand!

Now you're punching,
And you're kicking,
And you're shouting at me,
I'm relying on your Common Descency.

So far it hasn't surfaced,
But I'm sure it exists,
It just takes awhile 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 awefully.

People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awefully.

I can't understand,
What makes a Man,
Hate another Man,
Help me understand!

I can't understand,
What makes a Man,
Hate another Man,
Help me understand!

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!

I can't understand,
People are people,
What makes a Man,
Why should it be?
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!