[Verse 1]
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Oh, brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some loving here today, yeah

[Verse 2]
Father, father
We don't 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 some loving here today, oh

[Chorus]
Picket lines (Sister) and picket signs (Sister)
Don't punish me (Sister) with brutality (Sister)
Come on, talk to me (Sister), so we can see (Sistеr)
Hey, what's going on (What's going on)
Oh, what's going on (What's going on)
Hey, what's going on (What's going on)
You tell mе, what's going on (What's going on)

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ba-da-boo-doo, boo-boo-boo-doo
[Verse 3]
Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we're wrong, mm
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply 'cause our hair is long?
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today, oh

[Chorus]
Picket lines (Brother) and picket signs (Brother)
Please don't punish me (Brother) with brutality (Brother)
Somebody, talk to me (Brother), so we can see (Brother)
Hey, what's going on (What's going on)
Oh, what's going on (What's going on)
Oh what's going on (What's going on)
You tell me what's going on (What's going on)

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, yeah
Tell me, tell me
What's going on