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's dyin'

And they don't know why



Oh, Baltimore

Man, it's hard just to live

Oh, Baltimore

Man, it's hard just to live, just to live



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



Oh, Baltimore

Man, it's hard just to live

Oh, Baltimore

Man, it's hard just to live, just to live