trade winds

here i stand looking

looking around me

while all around me what do i see

unhappy faces behind a painted smile

heartache and loneliness dressed up in modern style

unhappy people living in sin and shame

reflections of myself

life is no easy game

and we're caught in the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

here i stand looking

looking around me

while all around me what do i see

young girls who'll soon become

streetwalkers in the night

young boys

the restless breed

looking for a fight

children both rich and poor

they're searching for the truth

and if they don't find it

god help tomorrow's youth

we're caught in the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

trade winds are blowing

blowing around me

while all around me what do i see

hatred and jealousy

brotherhood is dying

love is the answer

nobody's buying

good people turning bad

some don't but they are few

the winds are blowing

the choice is all up to you

we're caught in the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

yes we're caught up in the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

and we are riding on the trade winds

the trade wind of our time

we're caught up

caught up in the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

we are riding

riding on the trade wings

trade winds of our time

we're caught up

caught up on the trade winds

the trade winds of our time

and we're riding

riding on the trade wings

trade winds of our time

we are riding

yes we're riding

trade wings of our time

we're caught up

caught up in the trade winds

trade winds of our time

we are riding

we're riding on the trade wings

trade winds of our time

and we're caught up

in the trade winds

trade winds of our time

we are riding

riding on the trade wings

the trade winds of our time