What's going onmarvin gayemother, mother, there's too many of you cryingbrother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dyingyou know we'ver got to find a wayto bring some lovin' here today, heyfather, father, we don't need to escalatewar is not the answer, for only love can conquer hateyou know we've got to find a wayto bring some lovin' here todaychorus #1:picket lines and picket signsdon't punish me with brutalitytalk to me, so you can seeoh what's going on, what's going onyeah, what's going on, ah, what's going onahhh....mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrongah but who are they to judge ussimply 'cos our hair is longah you know we'ver got to find a wayto brind some understanding here todaychorus #2:picket lines and picket signsdon't punish me with brutalitytalk to me, so you can seewhat's going on, yeah what's going ontell me what's going on, i'll tell you what's going on