It's hard to be a man Wear a smile when all around So many things are wrong Happy days are yesterdays Now the dream I used to chase Have fallen from my eyes Where am I going? Where am I drifting to? With nothing to believe in When anything would do Hey, believer, say a prayer Help me now in my despair And don't wait too long Where am I going? Where am I drifting to? With nothing to believe in When anything would do It's hard to be a man Wear a smile when all around So many things are wrong