TRADE WINDS OF OUR TIME by Lou Rawls

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

Is this song more than timely or what?....

Haven't heard this wonderful song, in a long time. I find it, most appropriate today where Mr. LOU RAWLS could only be more correct in his description of the total chaos and despair that grips the entire world by its throat and bring it to its knees.


You can't help, but cringe, in disbelief and horror, how true, everything mention in this song, is being fulfil today. Young children in their teens are plain lost as to what, to do with their lives. no morals, discipline, or order is being taught to or administered to these youngsters, that so badly is longing for the guidance that will ultimately change their lives and give them hope that there really,is a bright future.ahead, and that the way they are going... is not the path that leads to misery and pain, and hurt too.

Look around you, you know that i am talking the truth right? North-South-Central/Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, no country in this great world we resides in, escapes nothing. We all are affected with this scourge of violence ans NON LOVE... just pure selfishness where ever you turn good people are turning bad, young and old alike is, restless, and looking for a fight...

So true Mr. Lou Rawls, so true!.. but, all is not lost.. as there are a tonne (hee hee).. of beautiful and wonderful, principled people out there, that have a great deal of respect for other humans, but most importantly; DEEP LOVE AND ABSOLUTE RESPECT for the CREATOR OF THIS UNIVERSE as to what his great love and fondness is for his creation, and i know that you totally agree with me!

Have you ever heard it, before?...then go listen to it, and tell me if what i said above is the truth! great song!