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Why Can’t We Be Friends? Lyrics

“Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is a song by the funk band War, from their June 1975 studio album of the same name. The song is unique, as various members of the band exchange vocal duties from verse to verse;… Read More [Intro]Ooh, ooh, ooh, oohOoh, ooh, ooh, oohOoh, ooh, ooh, oohOoh, ooh, ooh, oohLa, la, la, la, la, laaLa, la, la, la, la, la[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 1: Harold Brown]I've seen you 'round for a long long timeI remembered you when you drank my wine[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 2]I've seen you walking down in ChinatownI called you, but you could not look aroundYou might also like[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 3]I paid my money to the welfare lineI see you standing in it every time[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 4]The color of your skin don't matter to me (Ow!)As long as we can live in harmony[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 5]I'd kind of like to be the President (Oh yeah!)So I can show you how your money's spent, hoo![Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 6: Lee Oskar]Sometimes, I don't speak rightBut yet, I know what I'm talking about[Chorus: All]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?[Verse 7]I know you're working for the CIAThey wouldn't have you in the Mafi-A[Outro]Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?Why can't we be friends?8EmbedCancel

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“Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is a song by the funk band War, from their June 1975 studio album of the same name. The song is unique, as various members of the band exchange vocal duties from verse to verse; furthermore, it was played in outer space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.

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