Writer(s): Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson
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, 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 Lovin' here today, yeah
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me So you can see
Oh, what's goin' on
What's goin' on
Hey, what's goin' on
Tell me what's goin' on
Oh, yeah... Oh, yeah...... Oh, yeah......
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we're wrong
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
Understanding here today, oh
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
Oh, what's going on
What's going on, yeah What's going on
I'll tell you
What's going on, ooh
Ah, yeah......
Ah, yeah...... Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, ooh
