Buffalo Springfield:For What It's Worth Lyrics

This song has been covered by…

Cher under the title "For What It's Worth"
Crosby, Stills & Nash under the title "For What It's Worth"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young under the title "For What It's Worth"
Mavis Staples under the title "For What It's Worth"
Ozzy Osbourne under the title "For What It's Worth"
Queensrÿche under the title "For What It's Worth"
Rise Against under the title "For What It's Worth"
Rush under the title "For What It's Worth"
The Candyskins under the title "For What It's Worth"

This song has been sampled by…
1000 Clowns in the song "Kitty Kat Max" Public Enemy in the song "He Got Game"

This song is available as a downloadable track for the video games Rock Band 3, Rock Band 4 and Rock Band Blitz.

This song is featured in the movie Forrest Gump.

Original video

Song of the Day
July 09, 2007

This song
was a Billboard Hit!

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There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

There's battle lines being drawn
And nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly saying, "Hooray for our side"

It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

You better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

You better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?

We better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?