I'm going out to big plains To see the spirits rise Out tonight to watch them Do their thing If you're coming out with big plains To find some paradise Well there's nothing Here to do but limboing And some went back They couldn't face the black So they're going back today With their personal things I couldn't go back I didn't have the knack Yeah, so I'll be staying on with my personal things I'll be staying on with my personal things Well they call this a life I live On ninety-sixth floor And they call it a life he lives That's a guy next door Life on the mighty brick tiers I tried on the ninety-sixth floor Mighty brick tiers Ninety-sixth floor Something had to give Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things out Well I have a suggestion As you bark your querying Well there ain't no congestion On a dark Hyperion In the ni- ni- ni- ni- night In the ni- ni- ni- ni- night Oh no congestion On a dark Hyperion Why why why why? Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things out Well I'll tell you my philosophy Things must have been grand Way back in the old country In a younger land Yeah, now I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait to see them rise Oh I can hardly wait yeah For it to materialize Oh, I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait to see them rise They're so hard to make out