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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cher
Cher
Lead Vocals
Donna Thatcher
Donna Thatcher
Background Vocals
Jeannie Greene
Jeannie Greene
Background Vocals
Mary Holiday
Mary Holiday
Background Vocals
Sue Pilkington
Sue Pilkington
Background Vocals
David Hood
David Hood
Bass Guitar
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
Keyboards
Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton
Lead Guitar
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Rhythm Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Songwriter
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Producer

Lyrics

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
It's time we stop
What's that sound
Everybody look
What's going down
Battle lines being drawn nobody's right
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
If everybody's wrong
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Young people speaking their minds
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
And getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, children
What's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
A thousand people in the street
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Singing songs and carrying signs
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line
The man come and take you away
We better stop, children
What's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Written by: Stephen Stills
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