It's hard to be a human being Just seeking, needing, feeling pain From things you can't articulate And dodging blame And measuring And hiding shame It's hard It's hard to open up your heart And face the fact that you could fail And show the world what you don't know And let your long-held high ground go So you get cold And act apart I get it, though It's hard A human being was shaped by God It's just an ape with changes made It crowds the Earth It takes and takes Just like a plague But still there's good Or even great Can we escape? Is it too late? And I've got nothing smart to say To wrap it up, to come to close I hardly see beyond my nose And I've got no idea of What you've been through Or had to do Or rose above But brother, I believe in love