cruel, cruel world

Singer:furman, ezra

lost my job

lost my money in a flash

watching my old life turn to dust and ash

called you up on the telephone

ended up in a new town all alone

took the bus on the highway tangled up

felt the billboards' images fuck me up

buy and sell yourself awake

fall in love with a new thing every day

it's cold

cold

cruel

cruel world

saw your hair in the sunlight glistening

told your stories

you weren't even listening

living out of an old suitcase

looking at your stone-cold pretty face

out of work like a true american

got real sick with no health-care benefits

everything turned black and blue

government says

we can't take care of you"

Lyric Context: cruel, cruel world - furman, ezra