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, yeah, today Aw, picket lines, picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me so you can see Oh what's going on Tell me what's goin' on Mother, mother Ev'ry body thinks we're wrong Baby who are they to judge us 'Cause our hair is long You know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today Good God