What's Going On

Kris Allen · American Idol Season 8 [2009]

Mother mother

There's too many

Of you crying

Oh 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

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



Picket lines

(Sister)

And picket signs

(Sister)

Don't punish me

(Sister)

With brutality

(Sister)

Oh and talk to me

(Sister)

So you can see yeah

(Sister)

What's going on

(What's going on)

Oh what's going on

(What's going on)

Yeah what's going on

(What's going on)

Oh what's going on

(What's going on)



Mother Mother

Everybody

Thinks we're wrong

But who are they to judge us

Simply because our hair is long

Oh you know we've got to find a way

To bring some understanding here today



Picket lines

(Brother)

And picket signs

(Brother)

Don't punish me

(Brother)

With brutality

(Brother)

Oh and talk to me

(Brother)

So you can see yeah

(Brother)

What's going on

(What's going on)

Oh what's going on

(What's going on)

Come on what's going on

(What's going on)

Oh what's going on

(What's going on)