richard thompson
we got to get out of this place
In this dirty old part of the city  Where the sun refused to shine  People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'   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-dyin'  Watched his hair been turnin' grey  He's been workin' and slavin' his life away  Oh yes I know it   (Yeah!) He's been workin' so hard  (Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby  (Yeah!) Every night and day  (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)   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   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, I know it   Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'  Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah  He's been workin' and slavin' his life away  I know he's been workin' so hard   (Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby  (Yeah!) Every day baby  (Yeah!) Whoa!  (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)   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  Somewhere baby, somehow I know it   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  Believe me baby  I know it baby  You know it too 