We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Lyrics

[Verse] In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' [Pre-Chorus] Now, my girl, you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You're gonna die before your time is due, I know it Watch my mama in bed a-dyin' Watched her hair been turnin' grey She's been workin' and slavin' her life away Oh, yes, I know it (Yeah) She's been workin' so hard (Yeah) I've been workin' too, baby (Yeah) Every night and day (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Chorus] 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 [Pre-Chorus] Now, my girl, you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah You're gonna die before your time is due, I know it Watch my mama in bed a-dyin' Watched her hair been turnin' grey, yeah She's been workin' and slavin' her life away You know she's been working so hard (Yeah) I've been workin' too, baby (Yeah) Every night, baby (Yeah) Woah (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Chorus] 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 [Post-Chorus] Somehow I know it, baby [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Believe me, baby I know it, baby You know it too