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-cryin', watch his hair a-blittin', turnin' gray, hey! He's been workin' and slavin' his life away, oh yes, I know. He's been workin' so hard, my heart's been workin' 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. 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, know it. Watch my daddy in bed a-cryin', watch his hair a-blittin', turnin' gray, hey! He's been workin' and slavin' his life away, I know. He's been workin' so hard, I've been workin' too, baby, every day, baby. Whoa, yeah, yeah, 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. 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.