Baltimore
Baltimore Streets: A Tale of Urban Struggle and Hope
Lyrics
Beat-up little seagull on a marble stair
Describes a seagull in poor condition on a marble staircase.
Tryin' to find the ocean, lookin' everywhere
The seagull is searching for the ocean everywhere.
Hard times in the city
Expresses difficult times in the city.
In a hard town by the sea
Refers to a tough town by the sea.
Ain't nowhere to run to
There is no escape, nowhere to run.
There ain't nothin' here for free
Emphasizes the absence of free opportunities in the city.
Hooker on the corner
Highlights the presence of a prostitute on the corner.
(corner) waiting for a train
The prostitute is waiting for a train.
Drunk lying on the sidewalk
Describes a drunk person lying on the sidewalk.
Sleeping in the rain
This person is sleeping in the rain.
And the people hide their faces
People in the city are hiding their faces.
(faces) as they hide their
Repeats the idea of people hiding their faces.
Eyes (hide their eyes)
Reiterates the hiding, focusing on eyes.
Cause the city's dyin' and
The city is dying, and people are unaware of the reasons.
They don't know why
Repeats the city's decline, emphasizing the lack of understanding.
Cause they don't know why
Reiterates the confusion and lack of awareness.
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
A rhetorical question about the difficulty of living in Baltimore.
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Repeats the question, emphasizing the challenging life in Baltimore.
Just to live
Reiterates the hardship of living in the city.
Get my sister Sandy and my little brother Ray
Suggests a plan to escape with siblings Sandy and Ray using a wagon.
Buy a big old wagon to haul us all away
Describes the purchase of a large wagon for the escape.
I Live out in the country
The singer currently lives in the countryside, away from the city.
Where the mountain's high
Describes the mountainous environment in the singer's new location.
I'm never gonna come back here
Expresses the singer's determination not to return to the city.
'till the day I die
Repeats the commitment to staying away until death.
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Rhetorical question reiterating the difficulty of living in Baltimore.
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Repeats the question, emphasizing the challenges faced in the city.
Just to live just to live
Reiterates the difficulty of living in the city.
No it's hard to live in the city, hey Oh
States that it's hard to live in the city.
We're gonna make it somehow, hey
Expresses hope and determination to overcome the challenges.
Just believe
Repeats the encouragement to believe in a better future.
We're gonna make it somehow, Uuhhh
Reiterates the belief in overcoming difficulties.
Hard living in the city, City Uuhhh, oohhh
Concludes by acknowledging the hardship of living in the city.
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