[Verse 1]
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's too many of you dying
We have got to find a way
To bring some loving here today
[Verse 2]
And father, father
We don't need to escalate
War is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate (Yeah yeah)
Somebody, please, yeah
To bring some loving here today
[Pre-Chorus]
We got picket lines and picket signs
And don't you bother me with your hostility
Come talk to me so you can see
[Chorus]
What's going on, what's going on
What's going on, what's going on (Oh)
[Verse 3]
Father, father
Why does everybody say we're wrong?
Who are they to judge us
Just because our hair is nappy and long?
We have got to find a way
To bring some loving here today
[Pre-Chorus]
We got picket signs and picket lines
Don't you bother me with your brutality
Come and talk to me so you can see
[Chorus]
What's going on, what's going on
What's going on, oh, what's going on
What's going on, what's going on
What's going on, hey, what's going on
What's going on, what's going on
[Post-Chorus]
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 (What's going on)
What's going on (What's going on)
What's going on (What's going on)
[Rhodes Solo]
[Chorus]
What's going on, what's going on
What's going on, oh, what's going on
Yeah, what's going on, what's going on
[Post-Chorus]
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)
When was the last time, baby, that you spoke to your neighbor
Said hey my friend, where you been?
Can you tell me, tell, hey hey, what's going on?
If you walk down the street in the day
And tell the kids how to play
Did you give them loving or did you stand on your butt?
[Outro]
Nobody can use you
Unless you're born to love, born to love
You gotta live here, yeah
Oh, Lordy, can you feel it?
Ah, can you feel it?
What’s Going On was written by Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye.
What’s Going On was produced by Joel Dorn.