What's Going On (Live At Oakland Coliseum, CA/1974) Lyrics

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

Father, father
We don't need to escalate
War is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today

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
Oh, what's going on
Tell me, what's going on
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
because our hair is long
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today

Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me baby, with brutality
Come on, come on, come on
Please talk to me
So you can see
What's going on
Yeah, what's going on
Tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's going on - ooh
Right on baby
What's going on

Baby, what's going on
Honey, what's going on
what's going on
what's going on
what's going on