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 one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due See my daddy in bed a dyin' See his hair been turnin' grey He's been slavin' and workin' his life away, yeah Workin' so hard Workin' so hard Workin' so hard Work, work, 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 one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due Watch my daddy in bed a dyin' His hair's been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away, yeah He's been workin' so hard Workin' so hard Workin' so hard 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