See a little seagull
On a marble stand
Tryin' to find the ocean
Lookin' everywhere, yeah
Hard times in the city
In a hard town by the sea
Ain't nowhere to run to
There ain't nothin' there for free
Copper on the corner
Pleading for a drink, yeah
Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk
Bleding in the rain
Good people hide their faces
And they hide their eyes, yeah
'Cause the city is dying
And they don't know why
Oh, oh Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live, live, live
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live, just to live
Got my sister, Sandy
And my little brother, Ray, yay, yeah
Buy a big old wagon
To haul us all away
Live out in the country
Where the mountain's high, yay
I'm never goin' back there
'Til the day I die
Whoa, oh Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard just to live, just to live
Just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Oh, Baltimore
Ain't it hard, ain't it hard just to live