People can you hear this People can you hear each other They want to make us soldiers They want us to unnerve each other Yeah 'Cause we speak in different dialects They want us to forsake our sister Their fashionable language They want us all to fear our brother Oh the tie that binds must be stronger than what our differences allow Seek the good in a passing wave, that is evolution, yeah So people can you hear this People can you hold each other Can it be we're getting nearer Don't let the cynics be your only cover now The tie that binds must be stronger than what our differences allow See the good in a passing wave, that is evolution, yeah Ay ay ay We'll surprise them all 'Cause I got the oil can You got the stove pipe He got the key stone She got the block But with a bit of mortar We'll make a fine house We wont look for the one shoe dropped But here come the board man He come to shut us down We'll take the long way The long way around And we'll gather our wood on the wrong side of town And we'll surprise them all, surprise them We'll surprise them, we'll surprise them all So people can you hear this People don't you hurt each other They want to make us soldiers The innocent to know the suffer now The tie that binds must be strong, must be strong See the good in the passing wave, that is evolution Ay ay ay We'll surprise them Ay ay ay We'll surprise them all We'll surprise them all