Cruel cruel world must I go on Cruel cruel world I'm movin on I've been living too fast I've been living too wrong Cruel cruel world I'm gone Verse This big ol' world sure got me runnin' round I heard a voice that said just settle down And with the moonlight as my guide And with this feeling deep inside I know now that I am homeward bound Cruel cruel world must I go on Cruel cruel world I'm movin on I've been living too fast I've been living too wrong Cruel cruel world I'm gone Verse Dusty trail saw a vapor light Was it mirage? I don't know but it seemed right I felt vision(?) I felt trust I knew that then I must Go to her from this cruel world Cruel cruel world must I go on Cruel cruel world I'm movin on I've been living too fast I've been living too wrong Cruel cruel world I'm gone