Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...
Oh, yeah

Livin' in this crowded world
Gets more confusing every day
Can you tell me where has love gone?
Are we too naïve to see what's going on?
When will all the madness end?
Has everybody gone insane?
No respect for human lives
We're out of control
And we've got to make a change
If we could only try to find right from wrong
That's the only way we can all get along

Why can't we just live and let live?
Do we have to fight with each other?
Why can't we just live and let live?
Oh, what I give
If we could turn things around
I know we can find a way, ah, yeah

Nations on the brink of war
People dying needlessly
It's never worth the price that we pay
To treat our lives so carelessly
Kids are carrying guns to school
Wondering if they'll stay alive
Angry faces everywhere, nobody cares
But we've got to make it right
Why can't we try to be a little more kind
Before we all run out of precious time?
Why can't we just live and let live?
Oh, will we have to fight with each other?
Why can't we just live and let live?
Oh, what I give
If we could turn things around
I know we can find a way

We could make this world so much better
Overnight and wonderfully
If everyone would just learn to live
Their lives unselfishly

Ooh-ooh...
Mmm, oh, yeah...

Why can't we just live and let live?
And let live
Must we always fight with each other?
Brother, brother, live and let live, oh, yeah
We've gotta turn things around
I know we can find a better way, oh
Must we always fight with each other?
Brother, brother, just live and let me live
Oh, Lord, yes
I know we'll turn things around
Together, we'll find a way, ooh...
Live and let live