Youssou N'dour
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Cruel Crazy Beautiful World

Cruel Crazy Beautiful World lyrics by Youssou N'dour. You have to wash with the crocodile in the river You have to swim with the sharks in the sea You have to...

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Cruel Crazy Beautiful World

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You have to wash with the crocodile in the river

You have to swim with the sharks in the sea

You have to live with the crooked politician

Trush those things that you can never see

Ayeye ayeye jesse mfana (jesse boy) ayeye ayeye

Chorus:

It's a cruel crazy beautiful world

Every time 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

Goodbye -- It's your world so live in it!

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

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

Maybe you lose hope too

Ayeye ayeye jesse mfana ayeye ayeye

Chorus

When I feel 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 the stars to guide your ship by

Chorus

It's your world so live in it

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