It's a cruel world now They don't seem to notice you no more You cannot figure them out They will never show who they really are Now you got the fiends Got the dreams Got the biggest eyes They got the keys Got the deeds To your golden prize Chemical needs You're getting clean Back on that horse and ride Now they're getting mean You beg and plead You're paralyzed And it's over for you They will eat you alive They're gonna tear you to pieces, pieces And oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel, cruel world She is pristine A beauty queen Her silky skin Calling you over So you can show her You're worth getting in We are the future She says We are the golden kids Be only like us No one can touch us Higher than we've ever been And it's over for you We will eat you alive We're gonna tear you to pieces, pieces And oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel, cruel world Cruel, cruel, cruel Yeah, cruel, cruel, cruel Cruel, cruel, cruel Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, cruel world Oh, it's a cruel world, it's a cruel world Oh, it's a cruel, cruel world