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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roberta Flack
Vocals
Ron Carter
Bass Guitar
Ray Lucas
Drums
John Pizzarelli
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donny Hathaway
Songwriter
Leroy Hutson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joel Dorn
Producer
William Arlt
Recording Engineer
Bob Liftin
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah
Tryin' times, is what the world is talkin' about
You got confusion all over the land, yeah
Mother against daughter, father against son
The whole thing is gettin' out of hand
But 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, and it's all around
A whole lot of things that's wrong is going down, yes, it is
I don't understand it from my point of view
I remember somebody say do unto others
As you'd have them do unto you
And then folks wouldn't have to suffer
If there was more love
But these are tryin' times, yes, it is
People always talk about man's inhumanity to man
But what you tryin' to do to make this a better land?
Oh, just pick up your paper, turn on your TV
You see a lot of demonstrations for equality
But maybe folks wouldn't have to suffer
If there was more love
But these are tryin' times, yeah
Tryin' times, yeah, is what the world is talkin' about
You got confusion all over the land
Mother against daughter, father against son
The whole thing, is getting out of hand
Writer(s): Leroy Hutson, Donny Hathaway
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