[Keever West:] 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, ehh [KeKe Wyatt:] Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know, you know, you've gotta find a way To bring some lovin' here today, yay [Keever West (KeKe Wyatt):] Picket lines (brother) and picket signs (sister) Don't punish me (ooh) with brutality [KeKe Wyatt:] Talk to me, so you can see Ay, what's going on [Keever West:] What's going on [KeKe Wyatt:] What's going on [Keever West:] Yeah, what's going on Can you tell me
What's going on Yeah [KeKe Wyatt:] Mother, mother So many losing peace with them [Keever West:] And it all because they judge us, heh Simply for the color of our skin We've gotta find a way To bring some loving here today [KeKe Wyatt (Keever West):] Picket lines (brother), picket signs (sister) Don't punish me (mother) with brutality (father) Talk to me (America) So you can see (America) What's going on (What's going on) Yay (What's going on) (Said I need to know) Oooh (Yeaah) What's going on (What's going on) Wow-ooh (Say I've need to know) They shouldn't (All it I [?]) Oooh (And all it I hate) What's going on (Say I've need to know) Yay