Hello cruel world
so this is you
a broken heart
a withered view
i'm looking out to face
anther day

The angry mob
the happy mass
this birthday cake
may be the last
i'm looking out to find
another way

norman rockwell colors fade
all my favorite things have changed
hello cruel world

i thought i heard
an opera star
who had no home
under the stars
she sang and sang
and sang the night away

and mother nature changed her name
she doesn't want to play the game
i don't believe she'll ever be the same
so big brother never came
howdy-doodie gets the blame
but what the hell
hello cruel world

fat and beautiful and strange
monkeys dancing in a cage
but what the hell
hello cruel world

venus de milo grew an arm
and old mc donald bought the farm
say goodbye
hello cruel world

norman rockwell colors fade
all my favorite things have changed
but what the hell
hello cruel world

fat and beautiful and strange
monkeys dancing in a cage
but what the hell
hello cruel world
say goodbye
but what the hell
hello cruel world
hello hello
hello cruel world