[Verse 1] Beat-up little seagull On a marble stair Tryin' to find the ocean Lookin' everywhere Hard times in the city In a hard town by the sea Ain't nowhere to run to There ain't nothin' here for free Hooker on the corner Waitin' for a train Drunk, lyin' on the sidewalk Sleepin' in the rain And they hide their faces And they hide their eyes Cause the city is dyin' And they don't know why [Chorus] Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live Just to live [Verse 2] Get my sister, Sandy And my little brother, Ray Buy a big old wagon Gonna haul us all away Livin' in the country Where the mountain's high Never comin' back here Until the day I die [Chorus] x2 [Outro] Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard Man, it's hard Just to live Just to live Just to live Just to live