Easy to Be Hard (Hair cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ThePowerpuffGirls 

Cover art for Easy to Be Hard (Hair cover) lyrics by Three Dog Night

Good song, listening to it now. I could be wrong but to me, it seems like it's about someone who is trying to make a friend but everyone is cruel. Whoever it is, is wondering how can people be like that. He thinks it's easy for them but hard to believe. How can people be so cruel, heartless etc.

In the song, they mention that they need a friend but everyone is mean in someway.