I saw a girl flip a stroller
That was holding her baby sister
Her mother screamed and came runnin

I couldn't believe what I'd seen

It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!


There's a man on my corner
He's been layin face down for days

I don't walk by that corner
When I go to work I walk another way


It's a cruel world, a cruel cruel world!

I don't know just what you've done

I probably couldn't believe what you've seen
As we get older it gets clearer
And I'm sure we could all agree

It's a cruel world
A cruel cruel world!