Original The Animals version
In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me it ain't no use in trying
My little girl, you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You're gonna die before your time is due
See my daddy in bed a-dying
See his hair a-turning grey
He's been working and slaving his life away
I know
'Cause he's been working, yeah, every day slaving his life away (work)
He's been working, baby (work)
He's been a-working, work, work, work
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
Mm, yeah
My little girl, you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due
Yes, you will
See my daddy in bed a-dying
See his hair been turning grey
He's been working and slaving his life away
Yes, I know
Believe me, he's been working, yeah
He's been working, yeah, whoa! (work)
He's been working, work, work, work
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
Whoa, baby
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
Oh, you know it, baby
And I know it, too, babe
Oh, yeah
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and originally released by The Animals as a single in 1965. The above lyrics are for the original The Animals version of WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE as released in 1965.
Bruce Springsteen performed WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE very few times in his career. See his live 04 Nov 1976 version for more details.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE on this website:
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE [Live 04 Nov 1976 version]
