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 loving here today, yeah
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
Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me so you can see What's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's going on
Mother, mother Everybody thinks we're wrong Oh but who are they to judge us Simply 'cause our hair is long Oh you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today, oh
Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me so you can see What's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's going on
