I made you a garden of Eden
Gave you this beautiful place
But you took all that I had given
And threw it right back in my face
You laughed at me while I was bleeding
And just hanging on by a thread
You backed me into the corner
You put the gun to my head
It's a cruel cruel world you live in
It's a cold cold heart you own
It's a cruel cruel world you live in
It's the coolest that I've ever known
It's a world of persecution
A world of hate and lies
And it's this cruel cruel world
You live in that I despise
You only care about money
You never cared about me
But all of your greed and ambition
Will hurt you eventually
It's a cruel cruel world you live in
It's a cold cold heart you own
It's a cruel cruel world you live in
It's the coolest that I've ever known
It's a world of retribution
A world of hate and lies
And it's this cruel cruel world You live in that I despise
I gave you the earth
I gave you the sky
But nothing would satisfy you
I gave you my love
I gave you my life
Tell me what more can I do?
It's a world of persecution
A world of hate and lies
And it's this cruel cruel world You live in that I despise
It's this cruel cruel world
You live in that I despise
Cruel cruel world
Cruel cruel world
Cruel cruel world