Tryin' times, that's what the world is talkin' about You got confusion all over the land, yeah Mother against daughter, father against son The whole thing is getting out of hand Then maybe folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love for your brother But these are tryin' times, yes it is You got the riot in the streets, it's all around A whole lot of things that's going wrong is going down I can't understand it from my point of view Somebody said do unto others as you'd have them do unto you But folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love But these are tryin' times People always talking about humanity across the land But what you gonna do, oh you do with everything that you can When it comes around you, there's a whole lot to see Demonstrating, protesting all across the city An inequality Folks wouldn't have to suffer If there was more love But these are tryin' times Tryin' times Tryin' times