Cover art for Bitter With the Sweet by Carole King
Oct. 19721 viewer

Bitter With the Sweet Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I'm tired and I wonder
What's so all-fired important
About being someplace at some time
Oh, but I don't really mind
Cause I could be on Easy Street
And I know that
You've got to take the bitter with the sweet

[Verse 2]
I guess it gets to everyone
You think you're not having any fun
And you wonder what you're doing
Playing the games you play
Hey, well, it's true what they say
If you want to feel complete
Don't you know that
You've got to take the bitter with the sweet

[Bridge]
A friend of mine once told me
And I know he knows all about feelin' down
He said everything good in life you've got to pay for
But feelin' good is what you're paving the way for
Na na na na na
Na na na, na na na na na na
Da da da da da da
Na na da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da da
[Verse 3]
So, don't let it get you down, my friend
Though it seems the blues will never end
On this you can depend, they always do
And I can tell you that it's true
It's a feeling that can't be beat
And you've got to do it
You've got to take the bitter with the sweet

[Outro]
You got to take the bitter with the sweet
You got to take, you got to take
You got to take the bitter with the sweet
The bitter with the sweet
Sweet, sweet
Oh sweet

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October 1972
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