'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life
Tryna make ends meet
You're a slave to the money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the things meet, yeah

And I'll change, I can change, I can change, I can change
I am here in my mode, here in my mode
I am a million different people from one day to the next
I can change my mode, no, no, no, no, no

Well I never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognizes pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airway's clean and there's nobody's singing to me now

And I'll change, I can change, I can change, I can change
I am here in my mode, here in my mode
I am a million different people from one day to the next
I can change my mode, no, no, no, no, no
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been down?

'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life
Tryna make ends meet
You're a slave to the money then you die
I know I cannot change, I can change and I'm here in my
I'll take you down the only road I have ever been down

And I'll change, I can change, I can change, I can change
I am here in my mode, here in my mode
I am a million different people from one day to the next
I can change my mode, no, no, no, no, no

Copyright: Abkco Music Inc.
Writer(s): Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft