Troubled Times

words and music: Allan Thomas

Down in Africa and the Middle East
Nobody knows the meaning of peace
Step out your door poverty and crime
Where you go troubled times

Living in troubled times
Nothing but troubled times

Inner city suburbs too
Just like a plague that won't let go of you
Guns in the hood guns in school
Never reach your prime living in troubled times

Yeah living in troubled times
Hard to keep hope alive
Troubled times

Wake up at night thinking maybe it's a nightmare
But in the clear morning light It's the same story
Still living in troubled times
Yeah oh troubled times

High cost of living low paying jobs
President's a joke
But no one's laughing very hard
World gone mad waiting for a sign
Something gotta give end these troubled times

Live in troubled times
How to keep hope alive living in troubled times

Unholy soldiers on a killing spree
God forbid you believe differently
Refugees run and hide
Praying for a way out of these troubled times

Maybe it’s a nightmare
It’s the same story
Yeah troubled times
Ooh troubled times
Yeah living in troubled times
How to keep hope alive living in troubled times
Yeah end these troubled times

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