Ooh, yeah It is a cold world ♪ It's hard enough to say, "I'm doing fine" Being broken down all of my life, yeah I lost my mind, oh I Picture more of everything they provide, yeah I pray that this cause made me stronger But they don't have to worry about me any longer This time I'll stand as I should 'Cause I won't be a slave to this cold world Love me, don't hurt me Yeah, sometimes their words are like weapons that kill This is a cold world, oh-oh This is a cold world I'd rather take control than to lose my soul It is a cold world I swear I give them every part of me They always wanted more than I could give until my heart will weep Baby This is the reason I cry when I should have been sleeping beside you, I I refuse to give them everything My heart will never hurt this way again Even though I know they'll never change But I'm stronger than what they make me out to be, oh Love me, don't hurt me Yeah, sometimes their words are like weapons that kill It is a cold world, oh, whoa-whoa This is a cold world, yeah I'd rather take control than to lose my soul It is a cold world ♪ It is a cold world ♪ Love me, don't hurt me Yeah, sometimes their words are like weapons that kill Yeah It is a cold world Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It is a cold world ♪ It is a cold world ♪ It is a cold world