Hard To Be - David Bazan

You’ve heard the story you know how it goes

Once upon a garden we were lovers with no clothes

Fresh from the soil we were beautiful and true

In control of our emotions till we ate the poison fruit

And now it’s hard to be a decent human being

Wait just a minute you expect me to believe

That all this misbehaving grew from one enchanted tree

And helpless to fight it we should all be satisfied

With this magical explanation for why the living die

And why it’s hard to be a decent human being

Childbirth is painful

Toil to grow our food

Ignorance made us hungry

Information made us no good

Every burden misunderstood

I swung my tassel to the left side of my cap

Knowing after graduation there will be no going back

And no congratulations from my faithful family

Some of whom are already fasting to intercede for me

Because it’s hard to be a decent human being