Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Oh, brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying That's Right You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today Oh my father, father We don't 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 some lovin' here today Barricades, can't block our way. Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me So you can see Oh what's going on What's going on Yeah what's going on Ahh what's going on What's going on in a world filled with pain Where's the love for which we pray What's going on When our children can't play Homeless can't eat There's got to be a better way What's going on When we politically blind Can't see the signs of endangered times What's going on Ah tell me What's going on in the world today I'd rather be dead Than turn my head away We gotta first world vision too comfy to lift our Hands in the air and cry for a switch Father, father Everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Together we can all be strong United we stand, United we fall Oh you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today Barricades can't block our way Don't punish me with brutality Baby talk to me So you can see Yeah, what's going on Hey, what's going on Somebody tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's goin' on -uh What's going on 'cross seas Every minute a child dies by this disease In record numbers indeed Got momma's crying out please My baby hold on My child ain't done nothing wrong Still I want to hollar Ask them why they don't bother Oh no, oh no Make me turn to my father And ask him why they all got a trapped soul Somebody tell me what's going on (what's going on) We got human beings using humans for bombs But everyone wanna live Don't nobody really want to die You feeling me right I can't be watching people die (die) And watching people cry Let me break it down for a minute If there's enough room here for you and me There's plenty of room for some humanity Somebody tell me what's going on (what's going on) Somebody tell me what's going on (what's going on) Somebody tell me what's going on (what's going on) Somebody tell me what's going on (what's going on) Somebody tell me what's going on