I dedicate my life to something richer And all the things that come 'Coz that's no price at all And I know you'll be there And I want you to know I care because Keep your head up, hold your head up even though It's a cruel world Count your blessing you won't need them when you're gone It's a cruel world You can't see it you can't see it even though It's a cruel world We're thrown into this life no raft no savior Masked in self contempt and wrapped in cotton cloth And it's just like a prayer The way you showed me you care to be there and because Keep your head up, hold your head up even though It's a cruel world Count your blessing you won't need them when you're gone It's a cruel world You can't see it you can't see it even though It's a cruel world