I heard a funny thing today

What a way

The little things that people say

Maybe you've heard this one before

Well I'm sure

You've probably heard this once or more

Well I was sat inside a taxi ride just chatting as you do

Driver he turns around to me

Fancy free

And tells the one about the black man and the tree

One to another such a harmless joke

Just sticks and stones

One to another now

We got a line to draw

In the everyday war

I never asked so what's he telling me for

Oh I feel like it's best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Who's that knocking at the door

This is Paul

He's been redundant since they

He saw a different colour skin

Replace him

While getting paid much less and all

And now he hates them all he's

Poison minded

No punchline

No laughter here at all

One to another now

We got a line to draw

In the everyday war

I never asked so what's he telling me for

Oh I feel like it's best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Now we got a line to draw

In this everyday war

He's telling me I guess he's told it once before

Am I content with turning the cheek

Or do I stand up and speak

One to another

It's just sticks and stones

Just break my bones

One to another now

We got a line to draw

In the everyday war

I never asked so what's he telling me for

Oh I feel like it's best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Now we got a line to draw

In this everyday war

He's telling me I guess he's told it once before

Am I content with turning the cheek

Or do I stand up and speak

If we're gonna sit endure

Then we're making it more

We're in the problem if we won't be like a cure

Until these attitudes are no more

Well everyday there is war

Me say war

How I wish I could smile

Let it go once a while

Give an inch take a mile

And he'll be telling it again