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, it told me settle down And with the moonlight as my guide,and this feeling deep inside I know now that I'm homeward bound As I wonder through the pines, the whispers 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 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 a vapour lie 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, I've been living too wrong Cruel cruel world I'm gone Cruel cruel world I'm gone