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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joshua Homme
Joshua Homme
Vocals
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
All Instruments
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Producer
Andrea Cola
Andrea Cola
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Kane
Ben Kane
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dan Davis
Dan Davis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dangerous Wayne Lorenz
Dangerous Wayne Lorenz
Recording Engineer
Dave Donnelly
Dave Donnelly
Mastering Engineer
Grant Valentine
Grant Valentine
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ian Galloway
Ian Galloway
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jesse Snider
Jesse Snider
Assistant Recording Engineer
Preston White
Preston White
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I'm movin' on
I've been livin' too fast
I've been livin' too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
This big old world
Sure got me runnin' 'round
Heard a voice
It told me, "Settle down"
With the moonlight as my guide
And this feelin' deep inside
I know now that
I am homeward bound
As I wander through the pines
The whisperings, they tell
Of the many before me
Who tried and fell
Seeking fortune and ways to
Get to glory days
Looking for a place
In this old world
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I'm movin' on
I've been livin' too fast
I've been livin' too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Take it away
Desert road
Desert plain
I have seen
So much pain
Now I see into
The eyes of a girl
No more, no more
Cruel world
On a dusty trail
I saw a vapor light
Was it mirage?
Don't know, but it seemed right
I felt mission, I felt trust
I knew then that I must
Go to her
Away from this cruel world
Cruel, cruel world, must I go on?
Cruel, cruel world, I'm movin' on
I've been livin' too fast
I've been livin' too wrong
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone
Written by: Daniel Lanois
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