Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you down You know you've got to find a way To bring back love here today Father, father, there's no need to escalate You said that war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring back love in here today Picket lines, brother And picket signs, brother Don't punish me with brutality You just talk to me so you can see What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? Da-da-da-***, da-da-da-***, da-da-da-*** Da-da-da-***, da-da-da-*** Mother, mother, everybody gets withdrawn And who are they to judge us Just because our hate is strong? You know we've got to find a way To bring back understanding today You know we've got to find a way To bring back some love in here today Picket lines, brother And picket signs, brother Don't punish me with brutality You just talk to me so you can see 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?