what's goin' on

mother

mother

there's too many of you crying

brother

brother

brother

there's far too many of you dying

you know we've got to find a way

to bring some lovin' here today

father

father

we don't need to escalate

war is not the answer

for only love

love can conquer hate

you know we've got to find a way

to bring some lovin' here today

picket lines and picket signs

don't punish me with brutality

talk to me

so you can see

what's going on

hey yeah yeah yeah

what's going on

i wanna know what's going on

hey hey yeah yeah

mother

mother

mother

everybody says that we're wrong

mmm

oh

but who are they to judge us

simply because our hair is long

you know we've got to find a way

to bring some loving here today

picket lines and picket signs

don't punish me with brutality

talk to me

so you can see

what's going on