[Verse 1]
There's crime in the city streets
Always trouble in the middle east
How'd they let things get so out of hand?
Just watching the evening news
That would give anybody the blues
The more I know, I think the less I understand

[Chorus]
Oh, why can't we all just get a long neck
And make a toast to peace and harmony?
Why, why can't we all just get a long neck
And see how good getting along might be?

[Verse 2]
I'd like buy the world a round
In a honky tonk on neutral ground
Where we can see, inside we're all the same
Pop a top and let the good times pour
Til we forget what we was fighting for
I'll ask again, can someone please explain?

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
As different as we may be
We're all one big family
If we just agree
We're going to disagree
[Chorus]
Why can't we all just get a long neck
And make a toast to peace and harmony?
Why, why can't we all just get a long neck
And see how good getting along can be?
And see how good getting along could be?