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 tryin' Now my girl, you're so young and pretty And there's one thing I know for true You'll be dead before your time is due Watch my daddy in bed, he dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away He's been workin' He's been workin' He's been workin' Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah 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 Now my girl, you're so young and pretty And there's one thing I know for true You'll be dead before your time is due Watch my daddy in bed, he dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away He's been workin' Workin' He's been workin' Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah 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 (Ahh-ah) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place We gotta get out of this place We gotta get out of this place (gotta get out) We gotta get out of this place (gotta get out) We gotta get out of this place (gotta get out) We gotta get out of this place (gotta get out) We gotta get out of this place (gotta get out) We gotta get out-