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

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

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

But 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

We are riding on the trade winds

The trade winds of our time