It's a hard rain in the ghetto Blues are gonna take their toll It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Blues are gonna take their toll And this city's full of heartache Remedy no man knows Yeah you're livin' by the people baby No time bein' on your own Yeah livin' by the people baby No time bein' on your own It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Hard rain's where you're comin' from, yeah You may be lyin' in the gutter A man look down his nose on you You may be lyin' in the gutter A man look down his nose on you It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby What else can you s'posed to do It's a hard rain in the ghetto Blues are gonna take their toll, yeah It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Blues are gonna take their toll And this city's full of heartache Remedy no man knows Oh tell me brother, yeah