White collar, blue collar, hillbilly, high dollar Hot head, pot head, non-believer, holy water Big city, small town, y'all take a look around People are different Heavy metal, hip hop, steal toe, flip flops Sip it slow, cold beer, hits you fast, whiskey shot Accent North, South, good as gold, sailor mouth People are different Yeah, we all know it's true But it don't mean that me and you Can't walk down a street And smile at a stranger Heart on your sleeve And love thy neighbor No matter what shape No matter what color Break bread instead of fighting each other Slip on a pair of another man's shoes You'll see by the time you get back This old world would be a whole lot better place If we'd all just embraced the fact That people are different People are different Left wing, right wing, jail house, freedom ring Old school, new school, everything in-between Like a snowflake no fingerprint's the same And people are different I wish that it was something that we all understood Lord knows it'd do us all some good To walk down a street And smile at a stranger Heart on your sleeve And love thy neighbor No matter what shape No matter what color Break bread instead of fighting each other Slip on a pair of another man's shoes You'll see by the time you get back This old world would be a whole lot better place If we'd all just embraced the fact That people are different Yeah, people are different You can turn on the TV Change the channel if you don't like what you see You can get your money back if it ain't your size You can throw it in the trash if you don't like it But listen, people are different So walk down a street And smile at a stranger Heart on your sleeve And love thy neighbor No matter what shape No matter what color Break bread instead of fighting each other Slip on a pair of another man's shoes You'll see by the time you get back This old world would be a whole lot better place If we'd all just embraced the fact That people are different People are different People are different Whoa, yeah