welcome to the real world

i was a rich man

i was a thief

i was a sailor

shipwrecked on a reef

i was a coward

i was afraid

i was courageous

man

i was brave

until the oceans dry

until the day you die

until the stars fall out the sky

welcome to the real world

baby

welcome to the way things are

welcome to the real world

darling

step on for shangri-la

welcome to the real world

baby

paradise guarantee

welcome to the real world

come and see what we've bequeathed

i was an angel

idolised

i was a devil in a disguise

i was a stalion

i was a mule

i was misguided

but nobody's fool

until the oceans dry

until the day you die

until the stars fall out the sky

welcome to the real world

baby

welcome to the way things are

welcome to the real world

darling

step on for shangri-la

welcome to the real world

baby

paradise guarantee

welcome to the real world

come and see what we've bequeathed

the day that i was born

daddy placed me on his knee

said: son