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 yeah

And one thing i know is true

You're gonna die before your time is through


You see my daddy in bed a dyin

You see his hair is turnin gray

He's been workin and slalvin his life away

My daddy's been workin workin every day

Workin slavin his life away

Workin oh yeah my daddy's been work work work oh yeah


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

Me and you, babe


My daddy's been workin workin slavin his life away

Workin ah workin every day work work work oh yeah

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

For me and you babe


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

I said girl there's a better life girl there's a better life for me and you

There's gotta be a better life for me and you