In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

My girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due

We been working hard
We been working hard
We been working hard
We been working, working, working, working

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

My girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due

See my daddy in bed a-dyin'
See his hair been turnin' grey
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away

He been working hard
He been working hard
He been working hard
He been working, working, working, working

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

In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

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

Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you
Better life for me and you