We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in be tryin' man What's the use? Little woman you're so young and you're so pretty One thing I know I know is true You going to be dead before your time is due, yeah I see my daddy in bed dyin' I watched his hair been turnin' gray, yes I have I know he's been workin' and slavin' And workin' and slavin' and slavin' and workin' Workin', yeah, workin', yeah, yeah, yeah We gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do Babe, we gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life, don't you know, don't you know Don't you know it too baby, baby, baby, baby Ah, you know what, it's like Saturday night Worked all week, slaving like a dog behind the glass partition Watching a girl with the knees, tight It's driving you crazy Come Friday, you got your pay Your walkin' down the broadway, pocketful of gold And you can buy what you need And you can buy what you eat But there's always somebody else Somewhere, willing to give you someone else What need in a long long time I gotta get you baby, get you baby, get you baby Take you baby, take you baby to a place I know I'm gonna take you away, I'm gonna take you away I know, I know I been workin' an' workin' an' workin' an' Workin' an' workin' an' workin' an' workin' Workin, yeah, workin', yeah, yeah, yeah We gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do Babe, we gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life, don't you know, don't you know You know it too baby, yeah, yeah I know he's been workin', yeah Workin', yeah, yeah, yeah Babe, we gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do Babe, we gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life, don't you know, don't you know Don't you know it too baby, baby, baby, baby I'm your man Take it from the city, take it from the land Hold on, outta this place, yeah, outta this place