Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
[Intro]
Mhm, yeah, yeah yeah, oh yeah, mhm
[Verse 1]
Tryin' times, what the world is talkin' about
You got confusion all over the land, yeah
You got mother against daughter, you got father against son
You know the whole thing is getting out of hand
[Chorus]
Oh, then maybe folks wouldn't have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin' times, yes, it is
[Verse 2]
You got the riots in the ghetto, it's all around
A whole lot of things that's wrong is going down, yes, it is
I can't understand it from my point of view
'Cause I think you should do unto others
As you'd have them do unto you
[Chorus]
Then maybe folks wouldn't have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin' times, yes, it is
[Verse 3]
I said man is always talking 'bout its inhumanity to man
But what is he tryin' to do to make it a better man?
Oh, just read the paper, turn on your TV
You see folks demonstrating about equality
[Chorus]
But maybe folks wouldn't have to suffer
If there was more love for your brother
But these are tryin' times
[Outro]
Tryin' times, yeah, that's what the world is talkin' about
You got confusion all over the world, yeah
Tryin’ Times was written by Donny Hathaway & Leroy Hutson.
Tryin’ Times was produced by King Curtis & Donny Hathaway & Ric Powell.
Donny Hathaway released Tryin’ Times on Wed Jul 01 1970.
Co-writer Leroy Hutson said:
As it happened with our collaborations, Donny was playing the music, and I was sitting with a pad, writing. It’s really something to think that in the ‘70s, when Donny and I wrote “Tryin’ Times”, and Marvin [Gaye] wrote “What’s Going On”, that we were all having similar...