Give the Devil His Due

Through much of my life I was lost, to what opinions were mine I was blown with the wind, confused, most of the time But hindsight is helpful for learning, and I learnt a lot I'm older and wiser and stronger with the knowledge I've got The right from the wrong, the false from the true I gave the Devil his due There were times when I had to close my ears, cos I couldn't bear to hear When people had terrible views, that filled me with fear Or lies like a virus infected, I thought all conspiracy But more times exposed, meant greater immunity Consensus can hide. Discern and decide I gave the Devil his due I've learnt the most from those with whom I disagreed They forced me to think what exactly it was I believed Knowledge is a currency. But wisdom is gold Weigh up the value of everything, you've ever been told Most of it's wrong, but some of it's true So I gave the Devil his due