[Verse 1]
Evil, it's been here all along
Good things, they just seem to have come and gone
In my life I have seen so much go wrong
And there's only one way left for us to get along

[Chorus]
You gotta bend a little, one way or the other
Gotta leave your mind open to discover
Seems I've been fightin' it all along
You gotta bend a little no matter which side you're on
'Cause soon you'll be gone

[Verse 2]
Papers, they print it everyday
Housewife wraps the garbage, then throws it away
I don't guess she thinks they have that much to say
But when the time is right, she'll be the lady with so much to pay

[Chorus]
You gotta bend a little, one way or the other
Gotta leave your mind open to discover
Seems I've been fightin' it all along
You gotta bend a little no matter which side you're on
'Cause soon you'll be gone
[Verse 3]
History, it teaches much too well
Nations had to rise up 'fore they fell
And my eyes see the story they're trying to tell
And tonight I think I heard the final toll of the bell

[Chorus]
We've gotta bend a little, one way or the other
Gotta leave your mind open to discover
Seems I've been fightin' it all along
You've gotta bend a little no matter which side you're on
'Cause soon you'll be gone

[Outro]
Seems I've been fightin' it all along
I've been a fightin' and a fightin'
Gotta bend a little no matter which side you're on
It's a lonely dirty battle
It seems I've been fightin' it all along
I been a-tearin' and a-pullin'
Gotta bend a little no matter which side you're on, yes sir
'Cause it seems I've been fightin' it all along
I been a-punchin' and a-gougin'
It seems I've been fightin' it all along
I been a-tearin' and a-pullin'