Cruel Crazy Beautiful World

Youssou N'dour 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 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

  1. 7 Seconds
  2. La Cours Des Grands
  3. Ay Chona La
  4. Birima
  5. Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
  6. Dem
  7. Li Ma Weesu (As In A Mirror)
  8. Seven Seconds Away
  9. Shaking The Tree
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