Ла-ла-лаWhy can't we be friends?I seen you around for a long long timeI remembered you when you drank my wineWhy can't we be friends?I seen you walking down in ChinatownI called you but you could not look aroundWhy can't we be friends?I paid my money to the welfare lineI see you standing in it every timeWhy can't we be friends?The color of your skin don't matter to meAs long as we can live in harmonyWhy can't we be friends?I kinda like to be the presidentSo I can show you how your money's spentWhy can't we be friends?Sometimes I don't speak rightBut yet I know what I'm talking aboutWhy can't we be friends?I know you're working for the CIAThey wouldn't have you in the MafiaWhy can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?