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

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?

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 fightin for
I'll ask again, can someone please explain?

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?

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As different as we may be,
We're all one big family,
If we just agree,
We're gonna disagree

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?