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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine
Keyboards
Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell
Vocals
Greg Camp
Greg Camp
Guitar
Paul DeLisle
Paul DeLisle
Bass Guitar
Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman
Drums
John Gove
John Gove
Trombone
John Gibson
John Gibson
Trombone
Les Harris
Les Harris
Saxophone
J. GRADY
J. GRADY
Vocals
Mark Harwell
Mark Harwell
Vocals
Anzimee Camp
Anzimee Camp
Vocals
Kelly Young
Kelly Young
Vocals
Boston Johnny
Boston Johnny
Vocals
Jason Slater
Jason Slater
Vocals
Sam Burbank
Sam Burbank
Vocals
Dan Plok
Dan Plok
Vocals
Michael Urbano
Michael Urbano
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Brown
Harold Brown
Songwriter
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Songwriter
Thomas Sylvester Allen
Thomas Sylvester Allen
Songwriter
Leroy Jordan
Leroy Jordan
Songwriter
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
Songwriter
Jerry Goldstein
Jerry Goldstein
Songwriter
Kevin Iannello
Kevin Iannello
Songwriter
Lee Oskar Levitin
Lee Oskar Levitin
Songwriter
Morris Dickerson
Morris Dickerson
Songwriter
Paul DeLisle
Paul DeLisle
Songwriter
Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 4]
I seen ya, I seen ya
I seen ya walkin' down
To Chinatown
I called ya, I called ya
I called ya but you
Did not look around, yeah, yeah
[Verse 5]
I paid my, I paid my
I paid my money
To the welfare line
I seen ya, I seen ya
I seen ya standing in it
Every time
[Verse 6]
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 7]
The color, the color
The color of your skin
Don't matter to me
As long as, as long as
As long as we can live
In harmony, yeah, yeah
[Verse 8]
I kinda, I kinda
I kinda like to be the
President
Then I could, then I could
Then I could show you
How your money's spent
[Verse 9]
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 10]
Sometimes I don't
Speak right
But did I know
What I was talking about?
I know you're workin'
For the C.I.A.
They wouldn't have you
In the Mafia
[Verse 11]
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?...
Written by: B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Leroy Jordan, Thomas Sylvester Allen

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