Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint - Where Is the Love lyrics

Where is the love
It's such a ruthless business
Where is the faith
The hope and the forgiveness
Twisting the words you say
Until the meaning fit's
It starts with a little lying
Then there's no end to it

At best you are a cruel coward
At worst you are a worthless hypocrite

Where is the love now it's so badly needed
I heard a cry that always goes unheeded

Between your heart and hide
Something gets lost because it
Takes a tragedy to trick it out of us

We never do the thing we should do
You just say anything to get your way

Where is the love where is the love

How can you face your face in the mirror
How can you turn a blind eye to all
What lurks inside of you that allows you
To steal from the table of life
How can you place your head on the pillow
Knowing you are so guilty of
All but the truth

Between your heart and hide
Something gets lost because it
Takes a tragedy to trick it out of us

At best you are a cruel coward
At worst you are a worthless hypocrite

Where is the love where is the love