The Black Eyed Peas

Lyrics

… 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’ onCan’t we all just get along?Father, father, father help usSend some guidance from above‘Cause people got me, got me questioning(Where’s the love?)

… Yo, what’s going on with the world, momma?(Where’s the love?)Yo, people living like they ain’t got no mommas(Where’s the love?)I think they all distracted by the dramaAnd attracted to the trauma, mamma(Where’s the love?)I think they don’t understand the conceptOr the meaning of karma(Where’s the love?)

… Overseas, yeah, they trying to stop terrorism(Where’s the love?)Over here on the streets the police shoot the peoplePut the bullets in ’em(Where’s the love?)But if you only got love for your own race(Where’s the love?)Then you’re gonna leave space for others to discriminate(Where’s the love?)

… And to discriminate only generates hateAnd when you hate then you’re bound to get irateMadness is what you demonstrateAnd that’s exactly how hate works and operatesMan, we gotta set it straightTake control of your mind and just meditateAnd let your soul just gravitate to the loveSo the whole world celebrate it

… 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’ onCan’t we all just get along?Father, Father, Father help usSend some guidance from above‘Cause people got me, got me questioning(Where’s the love?)

… It just ain’t the same, old ways have changed(Where’s the love?)New days are strange, is the world insane?(Where’s the love?)Nation droppin’ bombs killing our little ones(Where’s the love?)Ongoing suffering as the youth die young(Where’s the love?)

… Where’s the love when a child gets murderedOr a cop gets knocked downBlack lives, not nowEverybody matter to meAll races, y’all don’t like what I’m sayin’?Haterade, tall casesEverybody hate somebody, guess we all racist

… Black Eyed Peas do a song about love and y’all hate thisAll these protest with different colored facesWe was all born with a heartWhy we gotta chase it?And every time I look around

… Every time I look up, every time I look downNo one’s on a common ground(Where’s the love?)And if you never speak truth then you never know how love sounds(Where’s the love?)And if you never know love then you never know God, wow(Where’s the love?)Where’s the love y’all? I don’t, I don’t knowWhere’s the truth y’all? I don’t know

… 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 usSend some guidance from above‘Cause people got me, got me questioning(Where’s the love?)(Where’s the love?)

… Love is the key(Where’s the love?)Love is the answer(Where’s the love?)Love is the solution(Where’s the love?)They don’t want us to love(Where’s the love?)Love is powerful(Where’s the love?)(Where’s the love?)

… 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 airLayin’ on the ground died from a choke(Where’s the love?)

… I feel the weight of the world on my shouldersAs I’m gettin’ older y’all people gets colderMost of us only care about money makin’Selfishness got us followin’ the wrong directionWrong information always shown by the mediaNegative images is the main criteriaInfecting the young minds faster than bacteriaKids wanna act like what they see in the cinemas

… What happened to the love and the values of humanity?(Where’s the love?)What happened to the love and the fairness and equality?(Where’s the love?)Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity(Where’s the love?)Lack of understanding leading us away from unity(Where’s the love?)