Trade Winds Songtext
von Maggie Bell

Here I stand lookin′
Lookin' 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 livin′ 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

When I go walkin'
Walkin′ around me
Are all the people, what do I see?


Young girls who soon become
Street walkers in the night
Young boys, the restless breed
They are lookin′ for a fight
Children both rich and poor
They're searchin′ 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 blowin′
Blowin' around me
While all around me, what do I see?

Hatred and jealousy, brotherhood's dyin′
Love is the answer, but no, nobody′s buyin'
Good people turnin′ bad, exceptions are so few
The winds are blowin', the choice is up to you

We′re caught in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time

Oh, oh, yeah
Of our time
Ooh, ooh
Oh, yeah
Mm, mm
Woah, woah, yeah