What’s Going On

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's too many of you dying We have got to find a way To bring some loving here today [Verse 2] And father, father We don't need to escalate War is not the answer For only love can conquer hate (Yeah yeah) Somebody, please, yeah To bring some loving here today [Pre-Chorus] We got picket lines and picket signs And don't you bother me with your hostility Come talk to me so you can see [Chorus] What's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's going on (Oh) [Verse 3] Father, father Why does everybody say we're wrong? Who are they to judge us Just because our hair is nappy and long? We have got to find a way To bring some loving here today [Pre-Chorus] We got picket signs and picket lines Don't you bother me with your brutality Come and talk to me so you can see [Chorus] What's going on, what's going on What's going on, oh, what's going on What's going on, what's going on What's going on, hey, what's going on What's going on, what's going on [Post-Chorus] What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) [Rhodes Solo] [Chorus] What's going on, what's going on What's going on, oh, what's going on Yeah, what's going on, what's going on [Post-Chorus] What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) When was the last time, baby, that you spoke to your neighbor Said hey my friend, where you been? Can you tell me, tell, hey hey, what's going on? If you walk down the street in the day And tell the kids how to play Did you give them loving or did you stand on your butt? [Outro] Nobody can use you Unless you're born to love, born to love You gotta live here, yeah Oh, Lordy, can you feel it? Ah, can you feel it?