Beat-up little seagull
On a marble stair
Tryin' to find the ocean
Lookin' everywhereHard times in the city
In a hard town by the sea
Ain't nowhere to run to
There ain't nothin' here for freeHooker 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's dyin'
And they don't know whyOh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live, just to liveGet my sister Sandy
And my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
Gonna haul us all awayLivin' in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never comin' back here
'Til the day I die
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live, just to live
