Usher
Usher/will.i.am Lyrics

Mother, mother
Dear women, dear women

There's too many of you crying
There are a large number of you feeling sorrow

Brother, brother, brother
Dear men, dear men, dear men

There's far too many of you dying
There are an excessive amount of you losing your lives

You know we've got to find a way
It is essential for us to discover a solution

To bring some lovin' here today - Ya
To introduce some love in this present moment - Yes

Father, father
Dear men, dear men

We don't need to escalate
We do not need to intensify the situation

You see, war is not the answer
You understand, conflict is not the solution

For only love can conquer hate
Because only affection can overcome animosity

Picket lines and picket signs
Protest lines and protest signs

Don't punish me with brutality
Do not subject me to cruelty as a punishment

Talk to me, so you can see
Engage in conversation with me, so you can understand

Oh, what's going on
Oh, what is happening

In the mean time
In the meantime

Right on, baby
Absolutely right, my dear

Right on
Absolutely right

Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong
Dear men, dear men, everybody believes we are mistaken

Oh, but who are they to judge us
Oh, but who are they to evaluate us

Simply because our hair is long
Just because our hair is of considerable length

Oh, you know we've got to find a way
Oh, you are aware that we must discover a solution

To bring some understanding here today
To introduce some comprehension in this present moment

Picket lines and picket signs
Protest lines and protest signs

Don't punish me with brutality
Do not subject me to cruelty as a punishment

Talk to me
Engage in conversation with me

So you can see
So you can understand

What's going on
What is happening

Ya, what's going on
Yes, what is happening

Tell me what's going on
Inform me of what is happening

I'll tell you what's going on - Uh
I will inform you of what is happening - Expression of uncertainty