Cyndi Lauper — Whats Going On

[Intro] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying And brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know you've got to find a way To bring back love here today [Verse 1] Father, father There's no 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 back lovin' here today [Pre-Chorus] Picket lines (Brother) And picket signs (Brother) Don't punish me (Brother) With brutality (Brother) Just talk to me (Brother) So you can see [Chorus] Ah, what's going on What's going on What's going on, yeah What's going on [Post-Chorus] [Non-lyrical Vocals] [Verse 2] Mother, mother Everybody thinks we're wrong Who are they to judge us Just because our hair is long? You know we've got to find a way To bring back understanding today [Bridge] Ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ha Ah-ah, ah-ah You know we've got to find a way To bring back some lovin' here today [Pre-Chorus] Picket lines (Sister) And picket signs (Sister) Don't punish me (Sister) With brutality (Sister) Now just talk to me (Sister) So you can see [Chorus] What's going on What's going on Oh, what's going on Tell me, what's going on? [Post-Chorus] [Non-Lyrical Vocals] [Outro] What's going on What's going on What's going on Yeah, yeah What's going on, yeah You tell me, I'll tell you You tell me, I'll tell you What's going on, ah Mother, mother Father, father, yeah What's going on What's going on I'll tell you what's going on You tell me what's going on, ah Father, father There's too many of you dying...