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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Vocals
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Bass
Charles McCracken
Charles McCracken
Cello
George Ricci
George Ricci
Cello
William Fischer
William Fischer
Conductor
Ray Lucas
Ray Lucas
Drums
John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
Guitar
Alfred Brown
Alfred Brown
Viola
Selwart Clarke
Selwart Clarke
Viola
Theodore Israel
Theodore Israel
Viola
Emanuel Green
Emanuel Green
Violin
Gene Orloff
Gene Orloff
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Songwriter
William Salter
William Salter
Songwriter
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Arranger
William Fischer
William Fischer
String Arranger
William Eaton
William Eaton
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
William Salter
William Salter
Recording Engineer
Bob Liftin
Bob Liftin
Mixing Engineer
Rick Essig
Rick Essig
Mastering Engineer
Joel Dorn
Joel Dorn
Producer
Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[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
And 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 will soon become walkers of the avenues)
Young girls who'll soon become streetwalkers in the night
(Young bots of the neighborhood, tell me what they wan to do)
Young boys, the restless breed looking for a fight
(Children who are rich and poor)
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
(The trade winds of our time)
[Verse 3]
Trade winds are blowing, blowing around me
While all around me, what do I see?
(Hatred, yes, and jealousy, brotherhood is dying out)
Hatred and jealousy, brotherhood is dying
(Love is what we really need)
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
We're caught up, caught up in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
We are riding, riding on the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
[Verse 6]
Yes we're caught up, caught up in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
We are riding, riding on the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
[Verse 7]
We are riding, yes we're riding
The trade winds of our time
We're caught up, caught up in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
[Verse 8]
We are riding, riding on the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
We're caught in the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
[Verse 9]
We are riding, riding on the trade winds
The trade winds of our time
We are riding, riding
On the trade winds of our time
We are riding on the trade winds
Written by: Ralph MacDonald, William Salter

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