Well they took me home in the back of a checker cab After somebody took a chair cross the back of my head My mama said bring him on in And when they told her where Id been she said Why cant people just get along Well mama never said a word as she patched my head I figured she wasnt happy with me gettin her out of bed I said mama I hope you aint mad She said come on were going back hey Why cant people just get along Why cant people just get along What a world it would be If we could all just have fun Cause it dont do nobody right When it comes down to a fight hey Why cant people just get along Now when I got trouble aint no one Id rather have Than my mama next to me with a broken bottle in her hand She went in swingin and when she got through Everybody saw her point of view she said Why cant people just get along Why cant people just get along What a world it would be If we could all just have fun Cause it dont do nobody right When it comes down to a fight hey Why cant people just get along You might also likeWell now things dont always run smooth in a honky tonk And some nights somebodys gonna rub somebody wrong And in those isolated incidents We all loose our common sense hey Why cant people just get along Why cant people just get along What a world it would be If we could all just have fun Cause it dont do nobody right When it comes down to a fight hey Why cant people just get along
along, people, hey, said, mama