It's a hard life
When you feel down
And nobody understands you
They leave you hanging around

You waste all your days
Miss all your nights
Sit round just dreaming
You can do nothing right

It's a hard life
When your alone
Cramped in your lonely little room
Under dressed like a bone

You walk in the streets
And people are so blind
Won't give you there penny
They just don't have the time

Ooh, it's a hard life
Up on the road
You better check it well
Before you meet all the blows

For you won't like the walkin'
You'll get caught in the rain
But the steep on the highway
Lord, you wish you never came