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
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
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
See my daddy in bed a-dyin`
See his hair a-turnin` grey
He`s been workin and slavin his life away,
I know he`s been workin`, yeah every day
Slavin` his life away,
He`s been workin`, babe, he`s been
Workin, work work, work,
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
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