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 with brutality (brother) Just talk to me (brother) So you can see (brother) What's going on What's going on What's going on What's going on Mother, mother Ev'ry body 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 I'll tell you what's going on You tell me what's going on