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 [bad word] 
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