Twenty-five years and my life is still Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope For a destination I realized quickly when I knew I should That the world was made up of a brotherhood of man For whatever that means And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out, what's in my head And I, I'm feeling a little peculiar And when I wake up in the morning and I step outside And I take a deep breath and I get real high And I scream at the top of my lungs "What's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey, what's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey, what's goin' on Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, ooh And I try Oh my God, do I try I try all the time In this institution Oh, I pray (I pray) Oh my God, do I pray I pray every single day For a revolution And well I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out, what's in my head And I, I'm feeling a little peculiar And when I wake up in the morning and I step outside And I take a deep breath and I get real high And I scream at the top of my lungs "What's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey, what's goin' on And I said, "hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey (I said, "Hey"), what's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey, hey, what's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey (I said, "Hey"), what's goin' on And I said, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey Hey-ey-ey I said, "Hey, what's goin' on

1, 2, 3, 4 Mother, mother There's far too many of you crying Brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some loving here today Mother, mother We don't need to escalate War is not the answer For only love, only love can conquer hate Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk, talk to me, talk to me You will see, talk to me Said talk to me, and you will see What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? Mother, mother Everybody says you're wrong But who are they to judge us Simply 'cause your hair ain't long? Ain't long? Ain't long? Your hair ain't long? Picket signs and picket lines Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, said talk to me Talk to me, talk to me Talk to me, talk to me Talk to me, talk to me What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? Mother, mother Sister, sister Brother, brother 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? Mother, mother Everybody says you're wrong But who are they to judge us Simply 'cause your hair ain't long? What's going on?

Pour Out your water That I might take a sip Your love consumes me Every drip It is like Honey On my lips Pour Out your water That I might take a sip Your words Are a lamp unto my feet When I walk down these Dark and Lonely streets You are all I need Pour Out your mercy And clear this busy mind Your love is like eden A slice of apple pie It is like sugar on my toung So Pour Out your mercy Clear my busy mind Your words Are a lamp unto my feet When I walk down these Dark and Lonely streets You are all I need