What's Going On

[Verse 1] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying [Chorus] Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Come on, talk to me So you can see, yes What's going on What's going on, yeah [Verse 2] Father, father We don't need to escalate War is not the answer For only love can conquer hate [Chorus] Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Come on, talk to me So you can see What's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's a-going on What's going on [Verse 3] Father, Father Father, Father Father, Father Who are they to say we're wrong? Who are they to judge us Simply 'cause our hair is long? [Chorus] Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Come on, talk to me So you can see, yeah What's going on, what's going on What's going on What's going on What's going on [Outro] What's going on, yeah What's going on