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
And 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
And 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
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
And we are riding on the trade winds
The trade wind of our time

We´re caught up

Caught up in the trade winds, the trade winds of our time

We are riding
Riding on the trade wings, trade winds of our time

We´re caught up
Caught up on the trade winds, the trade winds of our time

And we´re riding
Riding on the trade wings, trade winds of our time

We are riding, yes we´re riding
Trade wings of our time

We´re caught up
Caught up in the trade winds, trade winds of our time

We are riding
We´re riding on the trade wings, trade winds of our time
And we´re caught up
In the trade winds, trade winds of our time

We are riding
Riding on the trade wings, the trade winds of our time