When i lived in new york city I worked for a man from tel aviv He ate lunch every day with ali At the cafe up the street Ali came from lebanon They'd eat lunch for just an hour Stand up, wave their hands and shout Say okay, see you tomorrow The man from tel aviv said maybe They should let the israeli army Go in and clean out every one In lebanon who's got a gun And the man from beirut said oh really Look at the land israel is stealing Now you want to make us hunted I thought peace was what you wanted Picture two americans in the land of the free Free to speak their minds, free to disagree Why can't you and me? We do want peace said the man from israel That's why we're doing what we're doing The man from beirut said it's a pity You can't have peace and still keep shooting And they drank coffee and shared a pastry Citizens of their adopted country Checked the papers for their portfolios Said ok, see you tomorrow I asked my boss how can you stand To eat lunch every day with this man He said we share one thing together Back home, we'd be trying to kill each other It brings us around to you and me You can see what you want to see You say we've got to go kill them there Or they're gonna come and kill us here Well i don't have to buy it And if i were you i would get wise But since you've already made your mind up I hope you make it back alive Picture two americans in the land of the free Free to speak their minds, free to disagree It's just you and me