Why Can’t We Be Happy

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm so full of love yet I'm sad everyday How can we keep on livin' this way? Now, we are in a war, people dyin' everyday With a little love, it'll all fade away [Chorus 1] Can't we all be happy, the way it used to be? Love one another and let this world be free [Verse 2] Hippies in the streets, they're learnin' how to roam And the Black folks are in the ghetto, they're even burnin' their home But they are tryin' to get a message for the whole world to see How happy we all could be if we all were free [Chorus 2] So, why can't we be happy, the way it used to be? Love one another and let this world be free [Verse 3] People are hatin' more and more everyday Understandin' is gettin' slowly further away Now, what's gonna happen when it all comes to a head There'll be no world to live in, 'cause we'll all be dead [repeat Chorus 2] [instrumental; scatting]