Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
By 1970, Stevens' had reached the UK top 40 five times, but it wasn’t until early 1971 that “Wild World” gave Stevens his first US hit, reaching #11 that April. The song was not released as a single in the UK, but instead Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff’s recording of the song (produced by Stevens himse...
[Intro]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la, la
[Verse 1]
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl
[Verse 2]
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Beware
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
And it's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
And I'll always remember you like a child, girl
[Bridge]
...la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la la la-la, la
Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Beware
[Extended Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
And I'll always remember you like a child, girl
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
And it's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
And I'll always remember you like a child, girl
Wild World was written by Cat Stevens.
Wild World was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
Cat Stevens released Wild World on Mon Nov 23 1970.
Stevens explained on The Chris Isaak Hour in 2009 that the actual inspiration for the song was his return to a career in music after nearly dying from a collapsed lung due to tuberculosis in 1969:
I was trying to relate to my life. I was at the point where it was beginning to happen and I was mysel...