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