It could come in hellos
It could come in goodbyes
It could come in the mail
It would come by surprise
It could come without words
Just a look in your eyes
Yeah, it took me a while
Now I realize

The sting is in everything
The sting is in everything
In everything we do
Everything we do

It could come for a night
It would be there all day
It could all seem alright
And then blow me away
It could be in my food
Then in something I'd say
It could leave us alone
But it stayed

The sting is in everything
The sting is in everything
In everything we do
Everything we do

We were so very cautious of heart attack
How could we know it would come from way back?
And my answer to all this is to call it quits
My answer to all this is "Get the hell out of here"
My answer to all this is "Call it quits"
That's it, yeah, that's it

The sting is in everything