Arthur Brown - We've Got to Get Out of This Place lyrics

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 little girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true Your gonna die before your time is through I see my daddy in bed and dying See his hair turning grey He's been working and slaving his life away (Yeah!) Now every morning he would wake up with his 3rd pointing from the streets (Yeah!) My love woman tell you one day I promised myself (Yeah!) And that my family ain't gonna go this way (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!, yeah, yeah!) And that's why i'm telling you honey 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 I don't care if you're so young and pretty But one thing I know is true Your gonna die before your time is through See my daddy in bed and dying See his hair turning grey He's been working and slaving his life away (Yeah!) And he came home tonight (Yeah!) And he said son I've seen such a sight (Yeah!) I've seen the bullets exploding in the square (Yeah!) And there's no need for you to carry on this way (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) I'm telling you we're Oowww 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 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 yeaaaa Come on baby You know it baby