Tryin' times is what the world is talking about You got confusion all over the land Mother against daughter Father against son The whole thing is getting out of hand Folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love for your brother But these are trying times Got the riots and the ghetto And it's all around A whole lotta things that's wrong And it's going down I don't understand it My part of you Somebody said "Do unto others As you would have them do unto you" And then folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love But these are trying times People are always talkin' About man's inhumanity to man But what you trying to do To make this a better land Just pick up your paper Turn on your TV You see a lot of demonstrations for equality But folks, folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love But these are tryin' times Trying times is what the world is talking about You got confusion all over, all over the land Mother against daughter Father against son The whole things is getting out of hand Folks, folks wouldn't have to suffer