By: jimmy buffett, buzz cason
1971
Evil, its 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 theres 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 Ive been fightin it all along
You got to bend a little no matter which side youre on
Or soon youll be gone
Papers, they print it every day
Housewife, wraps the garbage then throws it away
I dont guess she thinks they have that much to say
But when the time is right shell be the lady with so much to pay
Chorus:
You got to bend a little one way or the other
You got to leave your mind open to discover
Seems Ive been fightin it all along
You got to bend a little no matter which side youre on
Or soon youll be gone
History, it teaches much too well
Nations, had to rise up before they fell
And my eyes see the story theyre tryin to tell
And tonight I think I heard the final toll of the bell
Chorus:
We better bend a little one way or the other
You got to leave your mind open to discover
Seems Ive been fightin it all along
Youve got to bend a little no matter which side youre on
Or soon youll be gone
Seems Ive been fightin it all along
Ive been a fightin and a fightin
Got to bend a little no matter which side youre on
Its a long and and dirty battle
It seems Ive been fightin it all along
Ive been a tearin and a pullin
Got a bend a little no matter which side youre on
Yes I know cause
It seems Ive been fightin it all along
Ive been a punchin and a gougin
And it seems it dont matter which side youre on
Ive been a tearin and a rippin and
It seems Ive been fightin it all along
