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)