East side West side East side West side Oh, it's raining in my heart, baby And I miss you so I wish you well Oh, but we both know When it rains in here It could well be sunny On the other side of town Where you live, honey East side, west side It all seems so unkind Why they try to separate us 'Cause we're not two of a kind My skin is dark, baby And they know yours is light If they separated us Would that make things right? Why can't see that we're people And we feel the same After all, what's the colour Of religion or a name? East side, west side (East side, west side, west side, east side) It all seems so unkind What you're doing, mama, what we're doing, baby Must be blowing their minds (East side, west side West side, east side) Uh-huh You live on the east side, baby And I on the west In different worlds Separated from the rest Oh, when we're in their worlds See how they stare They're lookin' right through us, baby As though we were not there Who do they think they are? Putting the rap on us What right have they got To cause such a stinking fuss? Ooh, is it because (Because) Of our type of love? They would try to destroy our happiness Steal our time for us (East side, west side West side, east side) What does it matter what they think of us? (East side, west side West side, east side) Just as long as we're in love, what does it matter? It's raining in my heart, baby And I've missed you so I wish you were here Oh, but we both know When it's raining in here It could well be sunny On the other side of town Where you live, honey East side, west side West side, east side It all seems so unkind But it's funny, try to separate us 'Cause we're not two of a kind East side, west side West side, east side It all seems so unkind What we're doing What we're doing, baby Must be blowing their minds? East side, west side West side, east side Some things