People Are People [Single Version]

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]

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 awfully?

[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]

So we're different colours and we're different creeds

And different people have different needs

It's obvious you hate me, though I've done nothing wrong

I've never even met you, so what could I have done?

[Pre-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]

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 awfully?

[Post-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]

(Help me understand)

(Help me understand, help me understand)

[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]

Now you're punching and you're kicking and you're shouting at me

I'm relying on your common decency

So far it hasn't surfaced, but I'm sure it exists

It just takes a while to travel from your head to your fists

[Pre-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]

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 awfully?

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore, (Dave Gahan)]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand (People are people)

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore, (Dave Gahan)]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand (People are people)

[Refrain: Martin L. Gore, (Dave Gahan)]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand (People are people)