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		{you know we've got to find a way}
to bring back lovin' here today		{to bring back some lovin' here today}
Father, father
there's no need to escalate		{we don't need to escalate}
(You said) 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		{to bring some understanding yeah today}
Picket lines,		{Aw, picket lines,}
([repeat chorus:] brother...)
and picket signs		{picket signs}
don't punish me with brutality
just talk to me so you can see		{talk to me so you can see}
heah, what's going on,		{oh what's going on,}
([repeat chorus:] what's going on...) [repeat twice:] what's going on,
yeah, what's goin' on		{tell me what's goin' on}
([chorus:] what's going on)
Mother, mother ev'ry body thinks we're wrong
who are they to judge us		{baby who are they to judge us}
just because our hair is long		{'cause our hair is long}
you know we've got to find a way		{you know we've got to find a way}
to bring some understanding today		{to bring some understanding here today}
you know we've got to find a way to bring back some lovin' here today Picket lines, ([repeat chorus:] sister...) and picket signs don't punish me with brutality would you just talk to me so you can see what's going on, ([repeat chorus:] what's going on...) what's going on, what's it tell me what's going on what's going on, ([repeat chorus:] what's going on...) [repeat twice:] what's going on, yeah, what's going on ([chorus:] what's going on) [repeat twice:] you tell me, I tell you what's going on, ([chorus:] what's going on) Mother, mother Father, father, yeah what's going on, ([repeat chorus:] what's going on...) what's going on, I tel you what's going on, You tell me what's going on, Brother, brother
		{Good God}