[Intro] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh La, la, la, la, la, laa La, la, la, la, la, la [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 1] I've seen you 'round for a long long time I remembered you when you drank my wine [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 2] I've seen you walking down in Chinatown I called you, but you could not look around [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 3] I paid my money to the welfare line I see you standing in it every time [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 4] The color of your skin don't matter to me As long as we can live in harmony [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 5] I'd kind of like to be the President So I can show you how your money's spent [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 6] Sometimes, I don't speak right But yet, I know what I'm talking about [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Verse 7] I know you're working for the CIA They wouldn't have you in the Mafi-A [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X [Chorus] Why can't we be friends? 4X