Jimmy Buffett - Bend a Little

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Song Lyrics

By: Jimmy Buffett, Buzz Cason
1971
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:
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

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:
We better 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`ve got to bend a little no matter which side you`re on
Or soon you`ll be gone

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 no matter which side you`re on
I`ve been a tearin` and a rippin` and
It seems I`ve been fightin` it all along
It don`t matter `cause you know you
Got a bend a little no matter which side you`re on
You got to bend a little backwards
Cause it seems I`ve been fightin` it all along
Cause it seems I`ve been fightin`...
You got to bend a little no matter which side you`re on

Release History

1993

Before The Beach

1. Ellis Dee (2:45)
2. The Missionary (3:31)
3. A Mile High in Denver (3:01)
4. The Capitan And The Kid (3:10)
5. Capitan America (3:18)
6. Turnabout (4:16)
7. There's Nothin' Soft About Hard Times (3:19)
8. I Can't Be Your Hero Today (2:54)
9. Truckstop Salvation (5:49)
10. Ace (3:15)
11. Rockefeller Square (2:19)
12. Bend a Little (2:59)
13. In The Shelter (3:36)
14. Death Valley Lives (3:40)
15. Livingston's Gone to Texas
16. England (2:54)
17. Travelin' Clean (3:07)
18. The Hang-out Gang (3:39)
19. God Don't Own a Car (2:58)
20. High Cumberland Jubilee / Comin' Down Slow (5:09)
21. Cumberland High Dilemma (3:00)

1976

High Cumberland Jubliee

1. Ace (3:15)
2. Rockefeller Square (2:19)
3. Bend a Little (2:59)
4. In The Shelter (3:36)
5. Death Valley Lives (3:40)
6. Livingston's Gone to Texas
7. England (2:54)
8. Travelin' Clean (3:07)
9. The Hangout Gang (3:40)
10. God Don't Own a Car (2:58)
11. High Cumberland Jubilee / Comin' Down Slow (5:09)