There's a better way
If it's the last thing we ever do
People tell me there ain't no use in me trying, no
Watched his hair been turning gray
Work, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I've got to get out of town
Take me, take me, take me
Time on the clock, on the wall
We gotta get out of this place
All of his life he's been slaving
We just gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
This whole city just brings me down, yeah
We gotta get out of this place
For what? For what?
Give it up, give it up
Little girl you're so young and you're so pretty
Gotta get away
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know
I know he's been working and slaving
And one thing I know is true
In this dirty old part of the city
We gotta get out of this place, there's a better life
Out of this place
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know
There's a better life
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know
Working, yeah
We gotta get out of this place
All of the life he's been working
We gotta get out of this place
I made a promise to you such a long time ago
Out of this place
Gotta get away
Brings about a change, yeah
There's a better world
We gotta get out of this place
Watched his hair been turning gray
It's time to make it come true yeah, come through yeah
Working and slaving, slaving and working
I want to get you out of this place
Work, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, well, well
There's a better life, there's a better world
Man, don't you know, don't you know, don't you know
I know he's been working and slaving
Working, yeah
Now baby, now baby, now baby, now baby
For what? For what?
Give it up, give it up, yeah
Where the sun refuse to shine
Time brings about a change
See my daddy in bed dying
And slaving and working, and working and slaving
Your going to be dead before your time is due
Come true yeah, come through yeah, come true yeah
If it's the last thing we ever do
Gotta get away
Don't you know, don't you know
See my daddy in bed dying
