Now the bitter, now the sweet, halfway down life's busy street Neither quickening the grueling pace, neither leading in the race Oh yeah In the race (Say it again) In the race (In the race) In the race (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Now the bitter, now the sweet, halfway down life's busy street Hand in hand they always go, That is something all should know (Oh, yeah) All should know (Whoo-oo-ooh, yeah) All should know Never pleasure without pain Never loss apart from gain Never joy, ooh no, apart from strife (Don't you know that) Each of these has its place in life Place in life (Say it again now) Place in life, place in life Bitter, sweet Bitter, sweet As the storms of life must rage Would these only turn the page Now the day and now the night Now the wrong and now the right The day and night, the wrong and right Now the bitter, now the sweet Halfway down life's busy street Equal standing in the life of man Better do as best you can Amen (Amen) Amen (Say Amen) Amen (Amen) Amen (Amen) Amen (Oh yeah) Amen Now the bitter, now the sweet Now the sweet (Now the sweet) now the sweet Bitter, sweet Bitter, sweet, Bitter, sweet Bittersweet