Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah
Tryin` times, what the world is talkin` about
You got confusion all over the land, yeah
You got mother against daughter, you got father against son
You know the whole thing is gettin` out of hand
Then maybe folks wouldn`t have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin` times, yeah, yeah
You got the riots in the ghetto, it`s all around
A whole lot of things that`s wrong is going down, yes, it is
I can`t understand it from my point of view
`Cause I think you should do unto others
As you`d have them do unto you
Then maybe folks wouldn`t have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin` times, yes, it is
I said man is always talking `bout it`s inhumanity to man
But what is he tryin` to do to make it a better man?
Oh, just read the paper, turn on your TV
You see folks demonstratin` about equality
But maybe folks wouldn`t have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin` times
Tryin` times, yeah, that`s what the world is talkin` about
You got confusion all over the land