chorus
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preachin'?
Would you turn the other cheek again?
Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on
Can't we all just get along?
Father, father, father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
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Yo, what's going on with the world, momma?
Yo, people living like they ain't got no mommas
I think they all distracted by the drama
And attracted to the trauma, mamma
I think they don't understand the concept
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Overseas, yeah, they trying to stop terrorism
Over here on the streets the police shoot the people
But if you only got love for your own race
Then you're gonna leave space for others to discriminate
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And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how hate works and operates
Man, we gotta set it straight
Take control of your mind and just meditate
And let your soul just gravitate to the love
So the whole world celebrate it
chorus
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preachin'?
Would you turn the other cheek again?
Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on
Can't we all just get along?
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
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It just ain't the same, old ways have changed
New days are strange, is the world insane?
Nation droppin' bombs killing our little ones
Ongoing suffering as the youth die young
verse
Where's the love when a child gets murdered
Or a cop gets knocked down
All races, y'all don't like what I'm sayin'?
Everybody hate somebody, guess we all racist
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Every time I look up, every time I look down
No one's on a common ground
And if you never speak truth then you never know how love sounds
And if you never know love then you never know God, wow
Where's the love y'all? I don't, I don't know
Where's the truth y'all? I don't know
chorus
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Could you practice what you preach?
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
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My mama asked me why I never vote (Never vote)
'Cause policemen want me dead and gone (Dead and gone)
That election looking like a joke (Such a joke)
And the weed man still sellin' dope (Oh no)
Somebody gotta give these niggas hope (Give us hope)
All he ever wanted was a smoke (My gosh)
Said he can't breathe with his hands in the air
Layin' on the ground died from a choke
verse
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
As I'm gettin' older y'all people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinemas
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What happened to the love and the values of humanity?
What happened to the love and the fairness and equality?
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding leading us away from unity
Writer(s): Allan Pineda, Dj Khaled, Giorgio Tuinfort, Jaime Gome, Jayceon Taylor, Justin Timberlake, Rakim Mayers, William Adams