[Verse 1] Why can't we live in peace and love Morning comes Another mother dressed in black Candles on the corner Names on a shirt Never coming back Every day another senseless death Children learn to duck before they read Sirens sing louder than the birds Fear planted deeper than the seed [Chorus] Why can't we live in peace and love Tell me Tell me What you so afraid of Why can't we be what we want to be Same red blood in you and me (oh-oh) Why can't we live in peace and love Open up your heart That is enough Why can't we be what we want to be Till every chain on every mind set free [Verse 2] Proliferation on the corner stall Shiny metal selling like the bread Politician counting every coin While another youth laying there Cold and dead Babylon system keep the poor divided Arguing for crumbs from the plate Turn brother against brother for a dollar Then blame the hungry when they take [Chorus] Why can't we live in peace and love Tell me Tell me What you so afraid of Why can't we be what we want to be Same red blood in you and me (hey) Why can't we live in peace and love Open up your heart That is enough Why can't we be what we want to be Till every chain on every mind set free [Bridge] Who teach you to hate your neighbor Who teach you to fear their face Who benefits from all this chaos Who really own this place [Chorus] Why can't we live in peace and love Tell me Tell me What you so afraid of Why can't we be what we want to be Same red blood in you and me Why can't we live in peace and love Open up your heart That is enough Why can't we be what we want to be Till every chain on every mind set free [Guitar Solo] [Outro] [Fade Out]
