Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I′m moving on
I've been living too fastAnd I′ve been living too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
This big old world sure got me running round
Heard a voice that told me, "Settle down"
With the moonlight as my guide
And with this feeling deep inside
I know now that I'm homeward bound
As I wondered through the pines
The whisperings, they tell of the many before me
Who tried and fell
Seeking fortune and ways to get to glory days
Looking for a place in this old world
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I′m moving on
I′ve been living too fast
And I've been living too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I′m gone
(Take it over there)
Desert road, desert plain
I have seen so much pain
Now I see into the eyes of a girl
No more, no more, cruel world
On the dusty trail I saw a vapor light
Was it mirage? Don't know but it seemed right
I felt mission, I felt trust
I knew then that I must
Go to her away from this cruel world
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I′m moving on
I've been living too fast
And I′ve been living too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
