Hopeless, that’s what they say
You can’t hope to change the system
‘Cause it’s always been this way
And it's useless to waste your time
On problems that cannot be solved
And people who won't get involved

But as long as people profit
From other’s misery
There will always be someone like me
To try and make them see (that)

Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need
Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need

Mistrust is what they teach
Build a wall around yourself
That no one else can ever breach
But we must begin to see
That the way to solve our problems lies
In looking into each other’s eyes

Tell the truth as we perceive it
Hope the other’s will believe it
A substitute for lies and hate
I pray to God it’s not too late

Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need
Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need

One day maybe we’ll see
That the way things are is not always
The way that they must be
There must be some way to turn around
When trust is re-established
All the barriers come tumbling down

And inch by inch the pained and pinched
Faces will relax
Slowly moving from the wall
Against our backs

Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need
Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need

Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need
Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need

Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need
Hatred is the cancer, love is the answer that we need