WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS
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Why can’t we be friends (4x)

I seen ya I seen ya I seen ya 'round for a long long time
I really I really I really remember when you drank my wine

Why can’t we be friends (4x)

I seen ya I seen ya I seen ya walkin’ down in Chinatown
I called ya I called ya I called but you did not look around
I pay my I pay my I pay my money to the welfare line
I seen ya I seen ya I seen ya standing in it everytime

Why can’t we be friends (4x)

The color the color the color of your skin don’t matter to me
As long as as long as long as we can live in harmony
I kinda I kinda I kinda like to be the president
And I could and I could and I could show you how your money’s spent

Why can’t we be friends (4x)

Sometimes I don’t speak right
But did I know what I was talking about
I know you’re working for the CIA
They wouldn’t have you in the mafia

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* (2)
*these are steve, paul, kevin, and greg when they were young...
(acually they are eric cartman, kyle brozlovski, kenny mccormick, & stan marsh of "south park" fame)
 
 

I REALLY I REALLY I REALLY DO LOVE THIS SONG! (I'm shouting because I'm pretty sure some hate this song as it is so sugary and syrupy sweet--heck, I love lots of sugar and honey!) Truthfully though, the lyrics make no real sense (actually it does, but i'm just tired of writing); nevertheless, it sounds damn good and sometimes that’s the only thing that matters. Plus it has a wonderful message of love, peace, brother/sisterhood, and harmony. (Anyway I just wished that they included the rap that Steve would do or improvise at the finale of this song in their concerts.)

I heard that this is a remake. Is it so? If so, please tell me who the original singer (3) is.

If you are interested, check out my updated versions of this song. I think Smash mouth can tweak this song a bit when performing live by adding new lyrics. Sing about skinny people, fat people, short people, tall people, handicapped people, gays and lesbians, etc.
 
 

footnotes:
(1) initially, i had no idea as to what steve harwell was mumbling about in that line! i thought it went “a teller august don't matter to me”...also, it took me awhile to figure out that "ma-fa-yeah" was "mafia" and not "month of may."

(2) click on this link for the coolest "south park" site. 

(3) thank you, King Brygon of Lucitania, for telling me who the original singer of this song was! it was by war (a), the same group whose immortal song low rider hummed into our hearts in the opening credits of the critically-acclaimed film classic: cheech & chong's up in smoke.
 

athlete's footnote:
(a) here's a comparison between war's song and smash mouth's version
 

trivial fungus:
how many times do they sing "why can't we be friends" in this song? (silly me! the answer's on the lyrics on top! anyway, check out this intriguing mystery i've unfortunately created concerning the significance of this number...)

check out 4 of my updated versions of this song. i love it so much that i have composed alternative versions of it.

check out my tribute to McG (director of this song).
 
 
 

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