Im going out to big plains To see the spirits rise Out tonight to watch them do their thing If youre coming out with big plans To find some paradise Well, theres nothing here to do but limboing And some went back They couldnt face the black And theyre going back today with their personal things I couldnt go back I didnt have the knack So Ill be staying on with my personal things Yeah, Ill be staying on with my personal things Well they call this a life I live on the ninety-sixth floor And they all it a life he lives thats they 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? its just so hard to make things out Why is it so hard to live? its just so hard to make things out Why is it so hard to live? its just so hard to mkae things out Why is it so hard to live? Well I have a suggestion as you bark your querying Well there aint no congestion on a dark hyperion In the night night night night night In the night night night night night No congestion Dark hyperion Why why why why Well Ill tell you my philosophy things mustve been grand Way back in the old country in a younger land Now I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait to see them rise Now I can hardly wait yeah for it to materialize Now I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait yeah I can hardly wait to see them rise Theyre so hard to make out Theyre so hard to make out