No w my girl you're so young and pretty
An d on e thing I know is true
Yo u'll be dead before your tim e is due I know it.
Wa tch my daddy in bed a-dying
Wa tch his hair bin turning gre y Yea h
He 's b een working and slavin' his lif e awa y oh yes I know it
Yeah… .. He's been working so hard
Yeah…. I 've b een w orkin' too baby.
Yeah…. Every n ight and d ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
If it's the last thing we e ver d o.
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
G irl there's a better life for me and you.
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
An d on e thing I know is tru e
You'll be dead before your ti me is due I know it.
Wa tch my daddy in bed a-dyi ng
Watch his hair bin a turning g rey yeah
He's been working and slavin' his l ife a -way
I know he's bin working so hard
Yeah .. I been workin' too bab y yea h
Every day baby
whooo aaa. ye ah ye ah ye ah yeah.
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
If it's the last thing we e ver d o.
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
G irl there's a better life for me and you.
S omewh ere baby
S omeho w I k now it I know it
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
If it's the last thing we e ver d o.
We gotta get o ut of this p lace..
G irl there's a better life for me and you.
Be -liev e me baby .. I kno w it baby y ou kn ow it too