Released: September 23, 1977

Songwriter: Randy Newman

Producer: Russ Titelman Lenny Waronker

[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

Randy Newman

Randall Stuart Newman (born 28 November 1943) is a singer-songwriter and composer, and known for his distinctive voice, caustic satire and movie scores.

He’s released 12 studio albums and has scored many movies including The Natural, Seabiscuit, Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Toy Story 3 and Monsters University. He’s won two Academy Awards and six Grammy Awards. He’s also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

About his life, Newman has