Intro: verse 1 We're living in an ugly world Ugly boots on ugly feet Ugly words to an ugly beat Just look in every face you meet We're living in an ugly world Living in an ugly world verse 2 We're living in an ugly world Ugly jokes for ugly clowns Ugly streets for ugly towns They're tearing all the lovely down We're living in an ugly world Living in an ugly world And I want to see beautiful, I want to see clean I want to see joy in the eye of a boy Don't destroy his dream I want to hear tuneful, I want to hear heart I want to hear song about getting along About being strong enough to right a wrong I'm tired of this ugly world SOLO verse 3 We're living in an ugly world Ugly walls for ugly homes Ugly shelves for ugly tomes And offices for metrognomes We're living in an ugly world Living in an ugly world And I want to see beautiful, I want to see clean I want to see joy in the eye of a boy Don't destroy his dream I want to hear tuneful, I want to hear heart I want to hear song about getting along About being strong enough to right a wrong I'm tired of this ugly world verse 4 We're living in an ugly world Ugly voices, ugly speech Ugly learn and ugly teach That tells you never overreach Don't ever leave your ugly world Stay loyal to your ugly world verse 5 We're living in an ugly world Ugly thugs. with ugly guns Ugly fathers, ugly sons Marching to the rap tap drums We're living in an ugly world Living in an ugly wooooooooooooorld