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