Cold Hard World Songtext
von Daniel Johnston

It′s a cold hard world
It's a cold hard world
It′s a cold hard world, oh no

I heard Rhett Donnelly say
It was on the news today

It's a cold hard world
It's a cold hard world

It′s hiking across the country
Looking for a bite to eat
You′d be surprised at the angles
And the people you'd meet

Rolling down that highway
With eyes fixed straight ahead
They had a caravan of cars
To bury the dead
And Coke cans and pop bottles
Line the streets like flowers instead
And this guy gave me a ride
I said, "This industrial waste sure stinks"


He said he likes that smell
′Cause that's the smell of money
I said, "Well, mister, money stinks too."

It′s a cold hard world
It's a cold hard world
It′s a cold hard world, oh no

I met a fireman
He said you never forget burning flesh
And the librarian said, "Do you have a card here?"
I said, "I've been coming here for weeks
Don't you recognize me by now?
I′ve checked out a million books
Just to get you to notice me."

It′s a cold hard world
It's a cold hard world
It′s a cold hard world, oh no

Somebody's house burned down
Somebody′s hubcap fell off
Somebody's soul got lost
Somebody′s heart got broke

I heard Rhett Donnelly say
It was on the news today


It's a cold hard world