In this dirty old part of the city,
where the sun refused to shine
people tell me there ain`t no use in tryin`.
My girl you`re so young and pretty,
And one thing I know is true,
You`ll be dead 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
`cause girl, there`s a better life for me and you
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 workin` and slavin` his life away.
We gotta get out of this place,
If it`s the last thing we ever do.
We gotta get out of this place,
`cause girl, there`s a better life for me and you.
In this dirty old part of the city,
where the sun refused to shine
people tell me there ain`t no use in tryin`.
We gotta get out of this place,
If it`s the last thing we ever do.
We gotta get out of this place,
`cause girl, there`s a better life for me and you.
Better life for me and you <i>[x8]