(Mason, Slamer, Ward)





Long, hot summer night, kisses by the street light



Button up, missed the bus, you'll never be home



For midnight...



It's a cruel world, it's a cruel world





Krushchev, Kennedy, a little piece of history



Daddy said we're coming close, we took it with a pinch of glory



What a cruel world...





Heaven for the holidays, heroes on the radio



Heaven for the holidays, searching for a place to go



Hiding in the alleyway, choking on a cigarette



Heaven for the holidays, the sun's awful red



And it scares me to death





Back seat, heartbeat, making out from memory



Hands up, heads low, eyes looking out



The window...



At the cruel world...





Space talk, moonwalk, it's all right, Ma



Prime time merchandise, it certainly pays to advertise



In the cruel world..