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Can't understand what makes a man.
It takes another man to help me understand.
Can't understand what makes a man
Hate another man, help me understand.
Can't understand your raisin bran
Can't understand what makes a man
I can't understand for raisin bran hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand what crazy man
Hates another man
I can't understand what makes a man
Hate another man.
I can't understand what make amends
It's another man
Help me understand
I can't understand what makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand what makes a man hit another man.
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man.
I can't understand what makes a man love another man.
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man.
I can't understand what makes a man takes another man
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
I can't understand
What makes a man.
It takes another man
To help me understand.
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man.
Help me understand.
I don't understand what makes a man; it takes another man
and they understand
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
Help me understand
I need to understand what makes a man, I need another man
to help me understand
I can't understand what makes a man hate another man;
help me understand
I'm not what you call decency
I'm relying on your common decency
I'm real out on undercover decency.
or
I realize your undercover decency.
I'm relying on your common decency.
Now you're punchy and your Kiki and your shallow flea.
Now you're punching and you're kicking and you're shouting at me.
People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get it on so oftenly
People are people so why should it be?
You and I should get along so awfully
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awesomely?
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
People eat people
So why shouldn't we?
People are people
So why should it be...?
Piccolo people
People are people
So far I haven't said this
So far it hasn't surfaced
So far it hasn't surfaced but I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel from your head to your piss.
So far it hasn't surfaced but I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel from your head to your fist.
So we're different colours
And we're different breeds
So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
What makes a man
Kiss another man
What makes a man
Hate another man
You and I should be alone
You and I should get along
You and I should gather lots of armoury.
You and I should get along so awfully.
You and I should gather not so oftenly.
You and I should get along so awfully.
You and I should get along so awkwardly
You and I should get along so awfully
You and I should get along so lawfully.
You and I should get along so awfully.
Drinkable people, oh, why should they drink?
People are people, oh, why should it be?
Peekaboo people, oh, why should it be?
People are people, so why should it be?
People of people
People are people