It's a funny old world that we live in A funny old world We got no time for forgiveness but Got time for a war And all I'm ever told to do Is hate you I grew up thinking we're different Because of a wall We got a different word for religion but We fear the same god And all I'm ever taught to do Is kill you So I do Why can't we be more like brothers Must we hurt each other Was it something that I did Now I'm on the phone to God I can't get through We still got famine war and disease So what's your excuse And all the people ever do Is put their faith in you It's time for the truth Why can't we be more like brothers Must we hurt each other Why can't we be more like brothers Must we hurt each other Why can't we be more like brothers Must we hurt each other Was it something that I said