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