| Tryin' times, what the world is talkin' about
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| You got confusion all over the land, yeah
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| You got mother against daughter, you got father against son
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| You know the whole thing is gettin' out of hand
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| Then maybe folks wouldn’t have to suffer
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| If there was more love for your brother
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| But these are tryin' times, yeah, yeah
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| You got the riots in the ghetto, it’s all around
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| A whole lot of things that’s wrong is going down, yes, it is
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| I can’t understand it from my point of view
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| 'Cause I think you should do unto others
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| As you’d have them do unto you
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| Then maybe folks wouldn’t have to suffer
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| If there was more love for your brother
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| But these are tryin' times, yes, it is
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| I said man is always talking 'bout it’s inhumanity to man
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| But what is he tryin' to do to make it a better man?
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| Oh, just read the paper, turn on your TV
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| You see folks demonstratin' about equality
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| But maybe folks wouldn’t have to suffer
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| If there was more love for your brother
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| But these are tryin' times
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| Tryin' times, yeah, that’s what the world is talkin' about
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| You got confusion all over the land |