What's Going On (The Detroit Mix) - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Mother, mother There's too many of you crying 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, yea 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 and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on What's going on Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right on Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, 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 Oh Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me So you can see What's going on Ya, what's going on Tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's going on - Uh Right on baby Right on baby

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

Softly they fall, where do they go? (Purple snowflakes) Cover the ground, without a sound (gentle snowflakes) Fall from the sky, before your eyes (it's so thrilling) Blankets of white, brighten the night (such a feeling) They seem to say, that our love is here to stay We'll be cozy and warm until summer flowers bloom Here in our midst, we're surely blessed (chestnuts roasting) Over the heat, gee ain't life sweet? (tootsies toasting) Drifting on air, without a care (purple snowflakes) Cover the ground, without a sound (love the snowflakes) As sure as snowflakes, fall from the gloom I will always remember this night here with you Hey, snowflakes, pretty purple snowflakes Snowflakes, pretty purple snowflakes Here in our midst, we're surely blessed (chestnuts roasting) Over the heat, gee ain't life sweet? (Tootsies toasting) Drifting on air, without a care (purple snowflakes) Cover the ground, without a sound (love the snowflakes) As sure as snowflakes, fall from the gloom I will always remember this night here with you And I say snowflakes, pretty purple snowflakes I'll always remember the snowflakes And you baby, and you Snowflakes are falling, falling, falling And I've got you in my arms

Hey, hey, hey There is a joy in a sweet word that's been spoken And the joy in a dream that's come true There's a joy that I get When I'm watching you baby, hey And the joy that I get Watching the skies of blue And then there's a joy Oh my darling, of a crying baby And the joy of a child that's born to you Then there's a joy of a beautiful lady And the joy of the morning dew It's something like the joy Of loving you baby Joy Of dancin' too It's something like the joy Of lovin' you baby, yeah Joy Of being with you, oh baby, oh baby Oh my darling, I'll overcome the darkest nights Just to see your love's alright I've got a love to give You know I love to live There's something 'bout the joy of lovin' you baby There's something 'bout the joy of lovin' you baby There's something 'bout the joy of lovin' you baby Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy

Mmm, sunny Yesterday my heart was filled with rain Sunny You smiled at me and really eased the pain Oh, the dark days are done And the bright days are here My sunny one shines so sincere Sunny one, so true, I love you Sunny Thank you for the sunshine bouquet Oh, sunny Thank you for the love you brought my way Oh, you gave to me Your all and all Now I feel 'bout a ten feet tall Oh, sunny one, so true, I love you Oh, sunny Thank you for the truth you've let me see Yeah, sunny Thank you for the facts from A to Z Oh, my life was torn Like a windblown sand Then a rock was formed when you held my hand Sunny one so true, I love you Yes, yes Sunny Thank you for that smile upon your face Oh, sunny Oh, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace Oh, you're my spark of a nature's fire You're my sweet complete desire Sunny one, so true I love you Oh, sunny Thank you for that smile upon your face Oh, sunny Thank you for that gleam that flows with grace Yeah, you're my spark of a nature's fire You're my sweet complete desire Oh, sunny one, so true I love you Sunny baby, I love you Oh, I love you, sunny Sunny, I love you You're my complete desire