Eventually

In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due, I know Watch my daddy in bed dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' gray He's been workin' and slavin' his life away Oh yes, I know it He's been workin' so hard, yeah I've been workin' too, baby, yeah Every night and day, yeah We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place 'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it Watch my daddy in bed dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' gray, yeah He's been workin' and slavin' his life away I know he's been workin' so hard I've been workin' too, baby, yeah Every day baby, yeah Wow, yeah We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Somewhere baby, somehow I know it We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Believe me baby, I know it baby You know it too