well i am a good midwestern boy i give an honest day s work if i can get it i don t cheat on my taxes i don t cheat on my girl i ve got values that would make the white house jealous well i do get a little much over impressed til i think of peter and paul and the apostles i don t stack up too well against them i guess but by the standards round here i ain t doing that awful lord it s hard to turn the other cheek hard to bless when others curse you oh lord it s hard to be a man of peace lord it s hard oh it s hard you know it s hard to be like jesus don t you know it s hard oh it s hard oh lord it s hard to be like jesus and it s hard to step out on them waves hard to walk beyond your vision oh lord it s hard to be a man of faith lord it s hard lord it s hard oh lord it s hard to be like jesus don t you know it s hard oh it s hard oh lord it s hard to be like jesus well his eye s on the sparrow and the lilies of the field i ve heard and he will watch over you and he will watch over me so we can dress like flowers and eat like birds and it s hard when your soul had been stripped bare hard to lift your eyes toward heaven oh lord it s hard to be a man of prayer lord it s hard oh it s hard you know it s hard to be like jesus lord it s hard to be a man of peace but it s hard ain t it hard you know it s hard to be like jesus don t you know it s hard and it s hard to be a man of peace but it s hard to be like jesus and i m trying trying try oh lord i try so hard don t you know it s hard oh glory oh gracious but ain t it hard to be like jesus well i am a good midwestern boy i give an honest day s work if i can get it i don t cheat on my taxes i don t cheat on my girl i ve got values that would make the white house jealous