Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
        Trying to 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 veins meet yeah
      * No change  I can change  I can change  I can change
       But I'm here in my mould  I am here in my mould.
       But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
      I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no (have you ever been down?)
Well I've never prayed  but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
I let the melody shine  let it cleanse my mind  I feel free now
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
( * ) 
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
        Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some 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 veins meet yeah
( * )