We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Eric Burdon

In this dirty old part of the city

Where the sun refused to shine

People tell me there ain't no use in be trying man

What's the use

Little woman you're so young and you're so pretty

One thing I know I know is true

You going to be dead before your time is due yeah

I see my daddy in bed dying

I watched his hair been turning gray yes I have

I know he's been working and slaving

And working and slaving and slaving and working

Working yeah working yeah yeah yeah

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

Baby we gotta get out of this place

Girl there's a better life don't you know don't you know

Don't you know it too baby baby baby baby

Ah you know what it's like Saturday night

Worked all week slaving like a dog behind the glass partition

Watching a girl with the knees tight

It's driving you crazy

Come Friday you got your pay

Your walking down the broad way pocketful of gold

And you can buy what you need

And you can buy what you eat

But there's always somebody else

Somewhere willing to give you someone else

What need in a long long time

I gotta get you baby get you baby get you baby

Take you baby take you baby to a place I know

I'm gonna take you away I'm gonna take you away

I know I know I been working an working an working an

Working an working an working an working

Working yeah working yeah yeah yeah

We gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

Baby we gotta get out of this place

Girl there's a better life don't you know don't you know

You know it too baby yeah yeah

I know he's been working yeah

Working yeah yeah yeah

Baby we gotta get out of this place

If it's the last thing we ever do

Baby we gotta get out of this place

Girl there's a better life don't you know don't you know

Don't you know it too baby baby baby baby I'm your man

Take it from the city take it from the land

Hold on outta this place yeah outta this place