Eaten up little seagull on a marble stair
Trying to find the ocean, yeah, looking everywhere
Hard times in the city, in a hard town by the sea, yeah
There ain't nowhere to run to, and oh
Boy, there's nothing here for free
Hooker on the corner, she's waiting for a trick
Kid out on the sidewalk, just sleeping in the rain
People hide their faces, you know they
Hide their eyes, I've seen 'em, uh huh
Cause the city is dying and they don't know why
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Just to live
Just to live
Take my sister Sandy and my little brother Ray
We'll buy a big old wagon to haul our shit all away
We'll head out for the country where the
Mountains high, breathe that clean air, yeah
We're never coming back here, never coming back, 'til the day I die
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live?
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Just to live
Just to live
