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 got to bend a little one way or the other You got to leave your mind open to discover Seems I've been fightin' it all along You got to bend a little no matter which side you're on Or soon you'll be gone Papers, they print it every day 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 History, it teaches much too well Nations, had to rise up before they fell And my eyes see the story they're tryin' to tell And tonight I think I heard the final toll of the bell Chorus Seems I've been fightin' it all along I've been a fightin' and a fightin' Got to bend a little no matter which side you're on It's a long and and dirty battle It seems I've been fightin' it all along I've been a tearin' and a pullin' Got a bend a little no matter which side you're on Yes I know cause It seems I've been fightin' it all along I've been a punchin' and a gougin' And it seems it don't matter which side you're on I've been a tearin' and a rippin' and It seems I've been fightin' it all along