Donny Hathaway — What’s Going On

[Verse 1] 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 'Cause only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today [Chorus] Picket lines, picket signs Don't you punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see What's going on, hey yeah What's going on I wanna know what's going on [Verse 2] Yeah, yeah, yeah Mother, mother, mother Everybody says that we're wrong, mmm Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because your hair is long You know we've got to find a way To bring some loving here today [Chorus] Picket lines and picket signs Don't you punish me with brutality, yeah Talk to me So you can see, yeah What's going on, yeah What's going on I wanna know what's going on [Instrumental break] [Outro] What's going on Please tell me What's going on Thank you very much