it s impossible to cope when you start to choke couldn t even socialize with the folks i know don t you know it s hard out here don t you know it s hard out here don t you know it s hard out here so treat me like a stranger stop in on a friend i knew a while ago she said my darling won t you stay but i knew i had to go cause you know you dropped me like an atom bomb so don t sugar coat it just tell me the truth i can t take it i can t take it i m sick of the sunshine missin the rain the last seven months have been a constant drain you ll never change but everything must change don t you know it s hard out here don t you know it s hard out here don t you know it s hard out here so treat me like a stranger like a stranger whoa said you dropped me like an atom bomb so don t sugar coat it just tell me the truth i can t take it i can t take it i m sick of the sunshine missin the rain the last seven months have been a constant drain you ll never change but everything must change don t you know it s hard out here don t you know it s hard out here you know that it s hard out here so treat me like a stranger like a stranger