These troubled times, these troubled times
Won't bring me down, won't make me cry
Cause I defy the rants and raves
Of the charlatan preachers, and the deeply depraved
These troubled times, these troubled times

I can't bear to hear the news today
About the shattered lives, the hope blown away
Our dreams, it seems, are slipping away
But, don't you know, they're here to stay
It's nothing new, we've seen all this before
And like the past, we'll stand tall once more

These troubled times, these troubled times
Won't bring us down, won't make us cry
Cause we deny the right of anyone here
To rule the world through hate and fear
These troubled times, these troubled times

You want to tell us all what to think, what to say
What we should believe, and how to pray
Well we're not too blind to see what this is about
It's just the power and wealth you can't live without
And we all know just how this will end
Can't we stop the tide of blood till then?
These troubled times, these troubled times
Won't bring us down, won't make us blind
Cause we deny the right of anyone here
To rule the world through hate and through fear
These troubled times, these troubled times

A wise man sang "give peace a chance"
Of the world as one, a brotherhood of man
No countries, religion - that was his dream
And he sang "love is all you need"
Can anybody hear John's words today?
Does everybody see the price we pay?

These troubled times, these troubled times
Won't bring us down, won't make us blind
Now it's time you joined the human race
And left the dark ages in their place
These troubled times, these troubled times