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.