Dave Van Ronk Follow

Hope you find your way
Welcome to the cruel world
Hope you find your way

It's a cruel world, try to enjoy your stay
It's a cruel world, when you're trying to get by
It's a cruel world, when you've seen the
Seen the look in their eye
It makes life hard, hard living
But I'm still so scared to die

Welcome to the cruel world
Welcome, welcome

I don't know how we've lasted here so long
There must be more good than bad
Or we'd already be gone
And if you get up to heaven before I, I do
I'm gonna tell you, it's gonna be cruel there too
Cruel there too

You can't hide from the cruel world
There just is no place to run
You can't hide from the cruel world
There just is no, there is no place to run
It's been cruel from the beginning
It will be cruel when we're done

So when I'm gone
I will gladly, gladly, gladly say, "Goodbye"
When I am gone
I will gladly say, "Goodbye"
And if you want to, if you want to feel me, feel me
Put your hands up to the sky

Welcome to the cruel world
Welcome, welcome
Hope you find, hope you find your way
You try to enjoy your stay

Hope you find your way
Welcome to the cruel world