In this dirty old part
of the city
where the sun
refused to shine
People tell me there
ain't no use in trying
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 I know
Watch my daddy
in bed a-dying
watched his hair
been turning grey
he's been working
and slaving
his life away
oh yes I know it
He's been working
so hard
and I've been working
too baby
every night and day
yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get outta
this place
if it's the last
thing we ever do
We gotta get outta
this place
'cause 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 yeah
you'll be dead before
your time is due
I know it
Watch my daddy
in bed a-dying
watched his hair
been turning grey
he's been working
and slaving
his life away
I know he's been
working so hard
I've been working
too baby
every day baby
woah
aah
We gotta get outta
this place
if it's the last
thing we ever do
We gotta get outta
this place
girl there's a better life
for me and you
somewhere baby
somehow I know it baby
We gotta get outta
this place
if it's the last
thing we ever do
We gotta get outta
this place
girl there's a better life
for me and you
Believe me baby
I know it baby
you know it too