Cruel, cruel world, must I go on? Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on I’ve been living too fast I've been living too wrong Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
This big old world sure got me running ’round I heard a voice, sald "Just settle down" And with the moonlight as my guide And with this feeling deep inside I know now that I am homeward bound
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on? Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on I’ve been living too fast I've been living too wrong Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Desert roads, desert plains I have seen so much pain Now I see into the eyes of a girl No more, no more, cruel world
On a dusty trail I saw vapor light Was it a 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 I've been living too wrong Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone