Mother, mother
There's too many of you right there
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
'Cause only love 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, you can see what's going on
Hey, yeah what's going on
I want to know what's going on

Mother, mother
Everybody thinks that we’re wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply ’cause your hair is long
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, you can see what's going on
Hey, yeah what's going on
I want to know what’s going on
What's going on hey, yeah
What's going on
I want to know what's going on
What's going on you need (to) tell me
What's going on what's going on
Please, please tell me