Cruel World lyrics

I had a dream an angel came down

And the angel he cried at my feet,

And the reason, the reason he was crying

Were all the starving children out on the street.

And he wiped a tear from his eye

And he bent forward so I could listen.

He said "Go now, go feed the child. Let this be your mission."

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world you live in.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world you live in.

There was a time that I believed

That the world would live in peace.

There was a time that I believed

There'd be no homeless people out on the street.

Look what you've done, look what you've done

To the world that you have been given.

Look what you've done, look what you've done

To the world that you have been given.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

Yes it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

'Cause it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

And the angel, he held out his hand,

And when I looked he showed me a vision.

It was a world of beauty and light

And a place for all of our children.

When I awoke I knew in my heart

I was blind but now I see

That the reason I had a sight

Was to tell the world what happened to me.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.

'Cause it's a cruel world, a cruel world we live in.