Hard To Be

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