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