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It’s Hard to Be MeCyndi Lauper

Released: July 2, 2002

Songwriter: Rob Hyman William Wittman Cyndi Lauper

Producer: William Wittman Cyndi Lauper

You see me everywhere, in my underwear
You may wonder what I'm here to sell
But underneath my stare, I'm so naked there
There are secrets I'm dying to tell

It's hard to be me
Nobody knows what it's like to be
The envy of mediocrity

If you could see
All my depth and complexity
I'd think you'd agree
It's hard to be me

It's hard to be me

I am up here alone, on my glamorous throne
Want to thank all you people down there
I was once an unknown, like you but I've grown
I have so much I'm hoping to share

It's hard to be me
Nobody knows what it's like to be
The envy of mediocrity

If you could see
All my depth and complexity
I'd think you'd agree
It's hard to be me
It's hard to be me

I guess you think that it's hard for you
Walking 'round in your little shoes
You don't know how I've sacrificed
To live this life, to look so nice

It's hard to be me
Nobody knows what it's like to be
The envy of mediocrity

If you could see
All my depth and complexity
I'd think you'd agree
It's hard to be me
It's hard to be me

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me

Cyndi Lauper

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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