Tryin' Times - Donny Hathaway

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