Baltimore
Jazmine Sullivan · Baltimore
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
'Cause there ain't nothin' here for free
Hooker on the corner
Waiting on the train
Drunk lying on the sidewalk
Sleeping in the rain
And the people hide their faces
As they hide their eyes, they hide their eyes
'Cause the city's dyin'
And they don't know why
Said they don't know why, hey
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live? Ooh-ooh, yeah
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Get my sister Sandy
and my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
To haul us all away
I live out in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never gonna come back here
'Til the day I die, oh-ooh-ooh
But, oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live? Ooh-ooh, oh
But, oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Just to live
No, it's hard to live in the city, hey, oh
But we're gonna make it somehow, hey
Just believe
We're gonna make it somehow
Hard living in the city, city, ooh-ooh
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
'Cause there ain't nothin' here for free
Hooker on the corner
Waiting on the train
Drunk lying on the sidewalk
Sleeping in the rain
And the people hide their faces
As they hide their eyes, they hide their eyes
'Cause the city's dyin'
And they don't know why
Said they don't know why, hey
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live? Ooh-ooh, yeah
Oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Get my sister Sandy
and my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
To haul us all away
I live out in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never gonna come back here
'Til the day I die, oh-ooh-ooh
But, oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live? Ooh-ooh, oh
But, oh, Baltimore, ain't it hard just to live?
Just to live
Just to live
No, it's hard to live in the city, hey, oh
But we're gonna make it somehow, hey
Just believe
We're gonna make it somehow
Hard living in the city, city, ooh-ooh
About Baltimore
"Baltimore" presents Jazmine Sullivan through a specific song idea rather than a full career summary. The safest way to approach the recording is to focus on what the title and credited performance suggest: a compact musical statement shaped by voice, groove, arrangement, and tone. If the listed version includes extra mix or soundtrack wording, the core song still depends on how its hook and mood carry across that context. For listeners exploring Jazmine Sullivan, "Baltimore" can be understood as a standalone track that adds another color to the artist's recorded work without needing exaggerated claims.