Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Undisputed Truth
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
Renaldo Benson
Songwriter
Al Cleveland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Whitfield
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mother, mother (Mother, mother)
There's too many of you cryin'
(There's way too many, mother)
Brother, brother, brother
(Ooh, brother, brother, brother)
There's far too many of you dying
(Ooh, there's far too many)
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin', ooh, here today
[Verse 2]
Father, Father (Father, Father)
We don't need to escalate
(We don't need to escalate)
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
(Only love can conquer hate)
You know we've got to find a way
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin', ooh, here today
[Verse 3]
Picket lines (Oh, picket lines marchin')
And picket signs (Picket signs)
Don't punish me (Don't punish me)
With brutality (With brutality) (Everybody's fightin')
Talk to me (Honey, talk to me)
So you can see (So you can see)
Hey, what's going on (What's going on) (I wanna know now)
What's going on (What's going on) (I wanna know, yeah)
Tell me what's going on (What's going on) (I wanna know now)
What's going on (What's going on) (I wanna know now)
[Verse 4]
Father, father (Father, father)
Everybody thinks we're wrong (Everybody thinks we're wrong)
Oh, but who are they to judge us (How can they say?)
Simply because our hair is long? (Simply 'cause we wear our hair long)
You know we've got to find a way (You know we've got to find a way)
To bring some lovin', ooh, here today
[Verse 5]
Picket lines (Picket lines marchin')
And picket signs (Picket signs)
Don't punish me (Don't punish me) (Everybody's fightin')
With brutality (With brutality)
Come on, talk to me (Oh, talk to me)
So you can see (So you can see)
Hey, what's going on (What's going on)
What's going on (Oh, what's going on)
Tell me what's going on (What's going on)
What's going on? (What's goin' on) (I wanna know, yeah)
[Verse 6]
What's going on
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, father
What's going on (Oh-oh, mercy, mercy)
Tell me, father
[Verse 7]
Tell me, tell me
What's going on
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know, father
What's going on
Ooh-ooh-ooh, tell me
[Verse 8]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, what's going on
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
What's going on
Written by: Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson
