oh trying times is what the world is talking about

you've got confusion all over the land

see on one hand you've got mother against daughter

and on the other there's father versus son

the whole thing is just getting out of hand

but folks we wouldn't have to suffer no no no

if there was just a little bit more love

but these are trying times

oh yeah oh yeah

you've got the riots and the ghettos

and it's all around

a whole lot of things that's wrong is going down

i don't understand it no no my point of view

see i remember somebody said do unto others

unto others as you would have them do unto you

and let me tell you

folks we wouldn't have to suffer

if there was more love

but these are trying times yeah

said these are trying times

people are always talking about

man's in humanity to man

but what are you gonna do to make this a better land

just pick up those newspapers

and turn on your flatscreen tv's

you'll see a lot of demonstrations for

equality and let me tell you

folks we wouldn't have to suffer

if there was more love for these

our trying times

yes they are yes they are

these are trying times

well these are trying times

yes my brother these are trying times

my sister these are trying times

we've got confusion

yeah we've got it all over the land

it just ain't right

that ain't right

love that ain't right

let's walk in love

let's talk in love

let's walk in love

let's talk in love

yeah these are trying times

we'll make it through

we'll make it through yeah for me and you

you and me we're gonna see

we can make it better