In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there aint no use in tryin Now lil girl youre so young and pretty And one thing I know is true Youll be dead before your time is due, I know See my daddy in bed, hes dyin Yeah his hair been turnin grey He been workin and slavin his life away I know We gotta work, yeah Work yeah Work yeah We gotta work, work, work, work We gotta get out of this place If its the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, theres a better life for me and you I know its true My little girl youre so young and pretty And one thing I know is true Youll be dead before your time is through, I know Watching my daddy in bed hes dyin You know his hair been turnin grey Hes been slavin and workin his life away Yeah I know That we gotta work, yeah Work Gotta Work We gotta work, work, work, work We gotta get out of this place If its the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, theres a better life for me and you We gotta get out of this place If its the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, theres a better life for me and you And you know its true
work, ta, yeah, girl, slavin