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 adyin’
watched his hair been turnin’ grey yeah
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 adyin’
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 oh
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
Artist: The Animals
Year: 1965
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 149