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)