Oh my sweet Maria, meet me by the bright side
I'll be here a short while but tomorrow I must fly
It's a cruel, cruel world

And it's never fair
It's a long way to love but we'll get there
Oh my sweet Maria, you're the only one I trust

Everybody else is trying to take the fire out of us
It's a cruel, cruel world
And it's never fair

It's a long way to love but we'll get there
It's a cruel, cruel world
And a small of fair

It's a long way to love but we'll get there (x2)