I'VE GOT NOTHING, FALLEN IDOLS
THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND
ONE BY ONE IT'S OLD AND MOLDY
THEY ALL SEEM TO FADE WITH TIME

WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THE INNOCENCE WAS GONE
DID YOU CRY, RUN AND HIDE OR WERE YOU JUST PISSED OFF

LOVING MOTHERS, KIND FATHERS,
THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND
TELL YOURSELF THAT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
BUT I THINK I MIGHT BE JUST A LIE

I COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY WOULD INTENTIONALLY NEVER SEE
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY WOULD TRY TO KILL A DREAM

CHORUS:
BUT IT'S CRUEL WORLD
IT'S AN COLD WORLD
IT'S A HARD WORLD
IT'S A CRUEL WORLD 2X

GOOD INTENTIONS, WORDS THAT PROMISE
THE LOSS WAS NOT KIND
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER
BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN ALIBI

CAUSE HALF OF EVERYTHING IS NOT THE PART YOU NEED
BUT WHAT YOU FIND IS SOMETIMES HARD TO KEEP

CHORUS:
BUT IT'S CRUEL WORLD
IT'S AN COLD WORLD
IT'S A HARD WORLD
IT'S A CRUEL WORLD 2X