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

This big old world sure got me running 'round

Heard a voice, it told me "Settle down"

And with the moonlight as my guide

And with this feeling deep inside

I know now that I am homeward bound

As I wander 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

I've been living too wrong

Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone (take it away)

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 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

Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone