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
Aint nowhere to run to
There aint 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 citys dyin
And they dont know why

Oh, baltimore
Man, its hard just to live
Oh, baltimore
Man, its 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 mountains high
Never comin back here
til the day I die

Oh, baltimore
Man, its hard just to live
Oh, baltimore
Man, its hard just to live, just to live