We Gotta Get Out of This Place

In this dirty old part of the city

Where the sun refuse to shine

People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

My little girl, you're so young and pretty

And one thing I know is true

You're gonna die before your time is due

I can't take anymore, what are we waiting for?

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

We gotta get out of this place

Girl, there's a better life for me and you

You see, my daddy in bed and dying

You see, his hair been turnin' gray

He's been working and slavin' his life away

Every day he's been working, yeah

He's been working, yeah

He's been working, working, working

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

We gotta get out of this place

Girl, there's a better life for me and you

Girl, there's a better life for me and you