You got to wash with the crocodile in the river

You got to swim with the sharks in the sea

You got to live with the crooked politician

Trush those things that you can never see

Ayeye ayeye jesse mfana (jesse boy) ayeye ayeye (x2)



You got to trust your lover when you go away,

Keep on believeing tomorrow brings a better day.

Sometimes you smile while you'r cryin' inside,

Just once you'll turn away while the truth be shinin' bright.

Ayeye ayeye jesse mfana ayeye ayeye (x2)



Chorus:

It's a cruel crazy beautiful world

Every (day first and third chorus)(time second Chorus) you wake up I hope it's under a blue sky.

It's a cruel crazy beautiful world

One day when you wake up I will have to say goodbye

Say goodbye -- It's your world so live in it! Goodbye (first-third chorus only). It's your world so live in it!(x11)



Beyond the door, strange cruel beautiful years are waiting for you

It kills me to know you won't escape loneliness,

Maybe you lose hope too

Ayeye ayeye jesse mfana ayeye ayeye (x2)



Chorus



When I hold your small body close to mine

I feel weak and strong at the same time

So few years to give you wings to fly

Show you stars to guide your ship by



Chorus



It's your world so live in it