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