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Trade Winds (Early Version) Lyrics by Rod Stewart

A Night on the Town (Deluxe Edition)

1976

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
We're caught in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
We're caught in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus]
We're caught in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time

[Outro]
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

About “Trade Winds (Early Version)” by Rod Stewart

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"Trade Winds (Early Version)" is credited to Rod Stewart. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Trade Winds (Early Version)" appears on " A Night on the Town (Deluxe Edition)" in 1976.

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