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 This don't need to escalate This is war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring back loving here today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Just talk to me, so you can see Oh, 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 Bring some understanding here today You know you've got to find a way To bring back some loving here, today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality But just talk to me, so you can see What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on Someday I tell me, you tell you, I tell you What's going on Father, father, father, father I tell you what's going You tell me what's going
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 This don't need to escalate This is war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring back loving here today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Just talk to me, so you can see Oh, 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 Bring some understanding here today You know you've got to find a way To bring back some loving here, today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality But just talk to me, so you can see What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on What's going on? What's going on Someday I tell me, you tell you, I tell you What's going on Father, father, father, father I tell you what's going You tell me what's going
