midnight finds me cryin day time finds me cryin too ive got to get out of town this whole city just brings me down yeahgotta get away gotta get away gotta get awayi made a promise to you such a long time ago now baby now baby now baby now baby its time to make it come true yeah come through yeah come true yeah come through yeah come true yeahin this dirty old part of the city where the sun refuse to shine people tell me there aint no use in me trying no little girl youre so young and youre so pretty and one thing i know is true your going to be dead before your time is duesee my daddy in bed dying watched his hair been turning gray i know hes been working and slaving working and slaving slaving and working working yeah work yeah yeah yeah yeahwe gotta get out of this place if its the last thing we ever do we gotta get out of this place theres a better life dont you know dont you know man dont you know dont you know dont you knowwell well well time brings about a change time on the clock on the wall brings about a change yeah all of his life hes been slaving all of the life hes been workingfor what for what for what for what give it up give it up give it up give it up yeahsee my daddy in bed dying watched his hair been turning gray i know hes been working and slaving and slaving and working and working and slaving working yeah work yeah yeah yeah yeahwe gotta get out of this place if its the last thing we ever do we gotta get out of this place theres a better life dont you know dont you know dont you knowtake me take me take mewe gotta get out of this place if its the last thing we ever do we just gotta get out of this place theres a better life theres a better world theres a better way dont you know dont you know dont you knowwe gotta get out of this place if its the last thing we ever do we gotta get out of this place theres a better world dont you know dont you know dont you know i want to get you out of this placeout of this place out of this place yeah yeah yeah