Here I stand looking, looking around me 我站在这里看着，看着我身边

While all around me what do I see 虽然我周围我看到了什么

Unhappy faces behind a painted smile 后面的画不开心的微笑面孔

Heartache and loneliness dressed up in modern style 心痛和寂寞穿上了现代风格

Unhappy people living in sin and shame 不快乐的人生活在罪恶和耻辱

Reflections of myself, life is no easy game 我自己的思考，生活是不容易的游戏

We're caught in the trade winds 我们夹在信风

The trade winds of our time 我们这个时代的信风

   

Here I stand looking, looking around me 我站在这里看着，看着我身边

While all around me what do I see 虽然我周围我看到了什么

Young girls who'll soon become 谁就会很快成为年轻女孩

Streetwalkers in the night 在夜晚的站街女

Young boys, the restless breed 年轻的男孩，不安分的品种

looking for a fight 想找人打架

Children both rich and poor 儿童富国和穷国

They're searching for the truth 他们正在寻找的真相

If they don't find it 如果他们没有找到它

God help tomorrow's youth 上帝帮助明天的青年

We're caught in the trade winds 我们夹在信风

The trade winds of our time 我们这个时代的信风

   

Trade winds are blowing, blowing around me 贸易风正吹，我周围吹

While all around me what do I see 虽然我周围我看到了什么

Hatred and jealousy 仇恨和嫉妒

Brotherhood is dying 兄弟快死了

Love is the answer 爱就是答案

But nobody's buying 但是，没有人的购买

Good people turning bad 好心人转坏

Some don't but they are few 有的没有，但他们却很少

The winds are blowing 风正吹

The choice is all up to you 这个选择是全部由你

We're caught in the trade winds 我们夹在信风

The trade winds of our time 我们这个时代的信风

   

Yes we're caught up in the trade winds 是的，我们在信风赶上

The trade winds of our time 我们这个时代的信风

We are riding on the trade winds 我们乘着信风

The trade winds of our time 我们这个时代的信风