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 is dyin'
And they don't know why
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
Until the day I die
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Oh, Baltimore
Man, it's hard
Man, it's hard
Just to live
Just to live
Just to live
Just to live
