Joan Armatrading - In These Times lyrics

These are the times
Tears fill the back of your eyes
These are the times the birds migrate
Across the skies

These are the times
What hope you had you forget
These wicked times you're bound to feel
All sanity is lost
In these times everyone needs love
In these times do you pray to God
In these times everyone needs comfort
And would welcome a hand to hold
Compassion is the fire that burns the hurt
That pains the soul
And though my eyes are so polluted
By the sight of lost desires
I can see you standing by

This is my fear
That distance will come between us
And it could mean nothing nothing
To get from here to there

We own the world and everything that's in it
Let our love shine like glistening raindrops
Resting on a rose

In these times celebrate our love
In these times let's be thankful of
All the days we can spend together
And I'm happy to hold your hand
Your passion is the food
That feeds the hunger in my heart
And now my eyes are clearly open
No more longing for the past
Now I have you in these times
In these times everyone needs love
In these times do you pray to God
In these times everyone needs comfort
And would welcome a hand to hold
Your passion is the fire that burns the hurt
That pains the soul
And though my eyes are so polluted
By the sight of lost desires
Good to have you in these times