What's Going On (All Stars Tribute) Songtext

Mother, mother, There's too many of you crying

Gwen Stefani (No Doubt):
Oh, brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying

Jermaine Dupri (Producer):
That's right

Aaron Lewis (Staind):
You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today

Nona Gaye (Marvin's daughter):
Oh my father, father We don't need to escalate

Brian Littrell (Backstreet Boys):
You see war is not the answer

Nona Gaye (Marvin's daughter) / Backstreet Boys:
For only love can conquer hate
Christina Aguilera:
You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today

Britney Spears:
Barricades can't block our way

Jennifer Lopez:
Don't punish me with brutality

Britney Spears:
Talk to me so you can see

Britney Spears / Destiny's Child:
(First Chorus) Oh what's going on (what's going on) What's going on (what's
going on) Yeah what's going on (what's going on) Ahh what's going on (what's
going on)

Ja Rule:
What's going on in a world filled with pain? Where's the love for which we
pray? What's going on When our children can't play Homeless can't eat
There's got to be a better way What's going on when we politically blind
Can't see the signs of endangered times What's going on

Nelly Furtado:
Ah tell me What's going on in the world today I'd rather be dead Than turn
my head away We gotta first world vision to complete To lift our hands in
the air and cry for a switch

Michael Stipe (R.E.M):
Father, father

P. Diddy:
Father help us, come on

Michael Stipe (R.E.M):
Everybody thinks we're wrong

Alicia Keys:
Oh, but who are they to judge us (Who are they to judge us) Together we can
all be strong

P. Diddy:
United we stand, divided we fall

JC Chasez ('NSYNC):
You know we've got to find a way

Mary J. Blige:
To bring some understanding here today

Justin Timberlake ('NSYNC):
Barricades can't block our way

Darren Hayes (Savage Garden):
Don't punish me with brutality

Justin Timberlake ('NSYNC):
Baby talk to me So you can see (Second chorus) Yeah, what's going on Hey,
what's going on

Mary J. Blige:
Somebody tell me

Justin Timberlake ('NSYNC):
What's going on

Mary J. Blige:
Somebody tell me

Justin Timberlake ('NSYNC):
What's going on-oh yeah yeah

Nelly:
What's going on 'cross seas Every minute a child dies by this disease In
record numbers indeed Your momma's crying out please My baby hold on My
child ain't done nothing wrong Still I want to holler Ask them why they
don't bother Oh no, oh no Make me turn to my father And ask him why they all
got us trapped souls

Nas:
I can feel what was bothering Marvin Why his words forever remain Dealing
with these modern day problems 'Cause of ignorance surrounding me And my
constituents Too many infected Too many lives diminishing Nobody say
Protestants, Jews, Blacks, And Whites, Latinos and Asians Pray together Less
fight We better unite As genocide chemical war And the rich and the poor
Know that God delivers a cure

Eve:
It's a shame our reality is devastating People praying for a cure Dying
while they're waiting Ask the Lord for the comfort And strength to face it
All the kids with dreams Won't get the chance to chase it Makes me sad Think
about the lives they would've had Think about the orphan babies Got no moms
and dads How can we sit back and not try to make it right We gotta come
together We gotta fight for life

Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit):
Somebody tell me what's going on (What's going on) We got human beings using
humans for a bomb But everyone wanna live Don't nobody really want to die

Christina Aguilera:
Oooooh

Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit):
You feeling me, right? (Right) I can't be watching people die (Die) And
watching people cry Let me break it down for a minute If there's enough room
here for you and for me There's plenty of room for some humanity

All:
Tell me what's going on You got to tell me (What's going on) Tell me (What's
going on) Tell me (What's going on)