What's Going On

Mother, mother

There's too many of you crying

And brother, brother, brother

There's far too many of you dying

You know you've got to find a way

To bring back love here today

Father, father

There's no need to escalate

You see, war is not the answer

For only love can conquer hate

You know we've got to find a way

To bring back lovin' here today

Picket lines (brother)

And picket signs (brother)

Don't punish me (brother)

With brutality (brother)

Just talk to me (brother)

So you can see

Hey, what's going on

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on

Mother, mother

Everybody thinks we're wrong

Who are they to judge us

Just because our hair is long

You know we've got to find a way

To bring back understanding today

You know we've got to find a way

To bring back some lovin' here today

Picket lines (sister)

And picket signs (sister)

Don't punish me (sister)

With brutality (sister)

Now just talk to me (sister)

So you can see

What's going on

What's going on

Oh, what's going on

I'll tell you what's going on

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on

Yeah, yeah

What's going on

Yeah

Mother, mother

Father, father

Yeah

What's going on

What's going on

I'll tell you what's going on

You tell me what's going on

Father, father

There's too many of you dying

Yeah

Mother, mother

There's too many of you crying