Lyrics Why Can't We Be Happy - Ike & Tina Turner, The Ikettes

Why Can't We Be Happy

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
Can’t we all be happy, the way it used to be?
Love one another and let this world be free
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
So, why can’t we be happy, the way it used to be?
Love one another and let this world be free
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
So, why can’t we be happy, the way it used to be?
Love one another and let this world be free