[Intro Commentary: Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle]
A great difference, right?
Oh, you better
Yeah, yeah
Take this friendship train, yeah, uh
Gotta get on it
I'm gon' tell ya'

[Intro: Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle]
Calling out to everyone across the nation
Choo-choo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
And we talking to everybody out there, okay

[Verse 1: Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle]
Calling out to everyone across the nation (Nation, nation, nation)
Said, the world today is in a desperate situation
This is for right now, too, y'all (Desperate situation)
Yeah, uh-huh
Stealing, burning, fighting, killing, nothing but corruption
It looks like mankind is on the eve of destruction
Oh, yes it is
Peoplе, let me tell you now

[Chorus: Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Both]
Wе got to learn to live with each other
Oh, this the right song right now (Yeah)
No, no matter what race, creed or color
I just got to tell you what the world needs now
We know (What the world needs now)
Is love and understanding
So get on board
The Friendship Train
Everybody shake a hand, shake a hand
People, I'm talking 'bout the Friendship Train
Everybody, shake a hand, make a friend now
Listen to us now
Choo-choo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo

[Outro Commentary: Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle]
Yeah
Friendship Train
On the friendship train
Girl, so relevant this song
Why can't we just be friends?
Hmm?
You used to sing a song 'bout that (What's that)
And it was another one of my songs
I don't, I don't think you've done it yet
Really?
You are my friend
Yes, you are
Yup
Girl, that's
I love that song
God, thanks Gladys
You know?
Yeah, that was, uh, one that was written by me and my ex-husband (I love that song)
Armstead
Really?
Mm-hmm, and Budd Ellison, yeah
No kidding?
Back in the day
Back in the day, girl (Yeah, girl)
Yes, yes, so many stories (Yup)
Mm-hmm, ah