[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 [Verse 2] 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's dyin' And they don't know why [Chorus] Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live, just to live [Verse 3] 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 'Til the day I die [Chorus] Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live, just to live [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live Oh, Baltimore Man, it's hard just to live, just to live